• The Canadian Press

    Rangers aware of Presidents' Trophy curse as they face Carolina Hurricanes in second round

    The New York Rangers are well aware about the difficulties Presidents' Trophy winners have had in advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They're just not thinking about that. Since the award was first given to team with the highest point total during the regular season in 1986, only eight of those teams won the championship. Chicago was the last to do it in 2013, and the 2015 Rangers are the only team since then to advance beyond the second round. “We don’t live under a rock," New York forward M

  • The Canadian Press

    How an injury-hit Real Madrid rode Bellingham boom to Spanish league success

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — It wasn’t supposed to look this comfortable for Real Madrid — even for a team which is nearly always a strong contender to win the Spanish league. Not after Karim Benzema left for even bigger money in Saudi Arabia and injuries wiped out the heart of Madrid's defense. But Jude Bellingham took Spain by storm, Vinícius Júnior did what the super-talented Brazilian does, and Madrid’s backups rose to the challenge as Madrid clinched its record-extending 36th Spanish league titl

  • Yahoo Sports

    Yankees' Aaron Judge gets ejected from a game for the first time in his career

    Aaron Judge was ejected from a game for the first time in his career in Saturday's game between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers.

  • The Canadian Press

    Defending Stanley Cup champion Knights and top-seed Stars set for a not-unexpected Game 7

    DALLAS (AP) — There is one more game to go between the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights and the top-seeded Stars. That deciding Game 7 in Dallas on Sunday night will wrap up the first round in the Western Conference playoffs. “I feel like coming into this series, you probably would have expected this,” veteran Stars forward Tyler Seguin said. “And if you asked us ... down 2-0, if we’d take Game 7 at home, we’d say yeah. So it should be exciting." Dallas and Vegas have split wi