• The Canadian Press

    Luka Doncic and defensive-minded Mavs take a chippy 101-90 win over Clippers for 2-1 series lead

    DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and the suddenly defensive-minded Dallas Mavericks took a chippy 101-90 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series. The Mavs rode the same defense that gave them home-court advantage with a Game 2 victory in LA, and won in Dallas three years after losing all three first-round games on their floor in a seven-game s loss to the Clippers. Game 4 is Sunday in Dallas. Rookie Dere

  • The Canadian Press

    Shota Imanaga continues impressive MLB start, raising record to 4-0 as Cubs beat Red Sox 7-1

    BOSTON (AP) — Shota Imanaga continued an impressive start to his major league career by pitching one-run ball into the seventh inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Signed to a $53 million, four-year deal during the offseason after an eight-year, professional career in Japan, the 30-year-old Imanaga (4-0) beat Boston right-hander Kutter Crawford in a matchup of two pitchers with impressive ERAs. “Just more of the same,” Cubs manager Craig Couns

  • The Canadian Press

    DeSmith stops 29 shots, Canucks edge Predators 2-1 to retake series lead

    NASHVILLE — J.T. Miller had a goal and assist and the Vancouver Canucks edged the Nashville Predators 2-1 to re-take the lead in their first-round playoff series. Brock Boeser also scored for the Canucks and Quinn Hughes contributed a pair of helpers. Luke Evangelista replied for Nashville late in the third period, scoring his first career playoff goal. Juuse Saros stopped 10 of 12 shots for the Predators. The 12 shots was a franchise low for the Canucks. Casey DeSmith had 29 saves for Vancouver

  • The Canadian Press

    The long wait for the 1st running back to be drafted ends with Jonathon Brooks going 46th

    The long wait for the first running back to be drafted is over. The Carolina Panthers traded up six spots to take Texas running back Jonathon Brooks with the 46th pick in the NFL draft Friday night, the second-latest selection for the first running back to go off the board. Brooks might have gone earlier but he tore his ACL late in the season after rushing for 1,139 yards in 11 games. The only draft that had a longer wait for a running back came in 2014. Bishop Sankey was the first taken when he