• The Canadian Press

    Maxi Kleber of the Mavericks is out indefinitely with a separated shoulder, AP source says

    DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks center Maxi Kleber has a separated shoulder that will sideline him indefinitely and raises doubts about his status for the rest of the playoffs, a person with knowledge of the injury said Saturday. Kleber injured the right shoulder in the first half of the Mavericks' clinching 114-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the club hasn't disclosed details of the injury. Dall

  • The Canadian Press

    Canada's Taylor Pendrith leads Byron Nelson as one of several seeking first PGA Tour victory

    McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Taylor Pendrith has been here before — holding or sharing a lead after three rounds on the PGA Tour. The Canadian was one of six among the top 10 on the leaderboard seeking a first tour victory at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., chipped in twice for consecutive eagles to kick-start an 8-under 63 on Saturday for a one-shot lead over second-round leader Jake Knapp. “I have no idea,” Pendrith said when asked if he'd ever had back-to-back eagles, whic

  • The Canadian Press

    Auston Matthews returns for Game 7, but Leafs minus injured goaltender Joseph Woll

    BOSTON — Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews returned to the lineup for Game 7 against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. Toronto was also minus a big piece that helped the club climb out of a 3-1 hole to force the do-or-die tilt — goaltender Joseph Woll was nowhere to be found when the teams headed out for warmups at TD Garden. The Leafs announced as the players were hitting the ice that the 25-year-old suffered an undisclosed injury in their Game 6 victory. Woll was outstanding in allowing tw

  • The Canadian Press

    Recovering from knee surgery, Finch in 2nd row of Timberwolves bench for series opener with Nuggets

    DENVER (AP) — Minnesota coach Chris Finch was in the second row of the bench when the Timberwolves opened their second-round series at Denver on Saturday after having knee surgery this week. Although Finch was present, assistant coach Micah Nori roamed the Wolves' sideline, instructing the players and calling the timeouts against the reigning champion Nuggets. Finch used crutches to attend his pregame news conference, where he said he and his knee felt “pretty good, all things considered.” Finch