• The Canadian Press

    Towns treasures Timberwolves' trip to West finals as Doncic-Irving duo hits stride for Mavericks

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The road Karl-Anthony Towns has taken with the Minnesota Timberwolves to reach the Western Conference finals has been far more lonely and rocky than smooth and straight. For all the setbacks and struggles over nine NBA seasons that largely overshadowed the success, Towns has seen the payoff this spring for his commitment to — and sacrifice for — a franchise long stuck as the league's most frequent losers. “You see how at peace and happy he is right now,” coach Chris Finch said

  • The Canadian Press

    NHL will have a new Stanley Cup champion this century as lengthy droughts take center stage

    No matter which team wins the Stanley Cup championship this year it will be a first this century. The Dallas Stars won the franchise's lone championship in 1999, months before the world worried computers would malfunction at the start of a new millennium. The New York Rangers haven’t done it since their magical run in 1994 that ended a 54-year title drought. The Edmonton Oilers have not done it since the last title of their dynasty in 1990, seven years before current star Connor McDavid was born

  • The Canadian Press

    Packers' Jordan Love stays mum on contract talks while focusing on how he can build off his success

    GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love isn’t letting the unsettled nature of his contract negotiations prevent him from joining his teammates for organized team activities this week. Love is preparing to enter the final year of his contract after improving his stock exponentially by leading the NFL’s youngest team to the playoffs in his first season as a starter. “That’s just something that I’ve always done, trying to be here, get the reps in, get the work in with the g

  • Yahoo Sports

    Cubs demote Kyle Hendricks, last remaining member of 2016 World Series team, to bullpen amid brutal start

    Hendricks currently holds a 10.57 ERA.