• The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    After teasing their excited fans with Game 1 victories, both the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets were playoff losers at home last night. The Colorado Avalanche rolled the Jets 5-2, while the Nashville Predators pounced on the Canucks 4-1. Canada's two other playoff teams, the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs, will try not to let their fans down tonight. The Oilers, fresh off a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings, will be aiming to go up 2-0 at Rogers Place, while the Leafs, who ear

  • Yahoo Sports

    NBA playoffs: Luka Dončić, Mavericks embrace defense, physical identity in Game 2 to even series with Clippers

    Dončić scored 32 and Irving 23, but it was the grind-it-out mind-set that was the difference Tuesday night.

  • The Canadian Press

    Nashville Predators level playoff series with 4-1 victory over Canucks

    VANCOUVER — Andrew Brunette liked the way his Nashville Predators put their bodies on the line Tuesday. Down a game in their first-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks, Nashville blocked 31 shots and "committed to the pain" in Game 2, the coach said. The commitment paid off — the Predators downed the Canucks 4-1 and levelled the series at 1-1. "I think that's maybe something we learned from Game 1 a little bit," Brunette said. "Maybe we weren't as committed to the pain and tonight

  • The Canadian Press

    Rusty Kawhi Leonard returns to the Clippers' lineup in 96-93 loss to Luka Doncic and the Mavericks

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rusty Kawhi Leonard had 15 points and seven rebounds in his return for the Los Angeles Clippers, but he couldn't prevent their 96-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in their Western Conference first-round playoff series. The Mavs evened the series Tuesday night. Leonard played 35 minutes in his first game since March 31. He came back after missing three weeks because of right knee inflammation. “I felt good,” he said. “We still got more games to play and more time to get better