• The Canadian Press

    Defending champion Golden Knights beat Stars 3-1 to take 2-0 series lead home to Vegas

    DALLAS (AP) — Noah Hanifin broke a tie with an unassisted goal late in the second period and the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 3-1 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series. Hanifin was one of the three trade-deadline acquisitions for the Knights, the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. Jonathan Marchessault scored his second goal of the series, and his franchise-record 36th in the postseason while appearing in all 90 of Vegas'

  • The Canadian Press

    Gilgeous-Alexander's 33 points lead Thunder past Pelicans 124-92; OKC takes 2-0 lead

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-92 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. Chet Holmgren had 26 points and seven rebounds and Jalen Williams added 21 points for the top-seeded Thunder, who shot 59% from the field and made 14 of 29 3-pointers. Jonas Valanciunas scored 19 points and Herb Jones and Brandon Ingram added 18 each for the Pelicans.

  • The Canadian Press

    Alec Marsh and 4 relievers combined for a 6-hitter as the Royals beat the Blue Jays 3-2

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alec Marsh and four relievers combined for a six-hitter as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Wednesday night. Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez each had two hits and an RBI for Kansas City, which bounced back from a loss in the series opener on Monday to win two straight. “That’s Royals baseball," said Bobby Witt Jr., who is batting .350 during a five-game hitting streak. "We've got to keep doing that. Get on the base paths. Be aggressive. Make things h

  • The Canadian Press

    Mrazova's shootout winner lifts PWHL Ottawa to critical 3-2 victory over Boston

    OTTAWA — Despite an off night, Ottawa found a way to pull out a victory on Wednesday. After missing the world championship and Ottawa's last home game due to injury, Katerina Mrazova made an impressive return scoring the shootout winner in a 3-2 victory over Boston in Professional Women’s Hockey League action. Mrazova scored on both her shootout attempts and Emerance Maschmeyer stopped Hilary Knight to seal the hard-fought victory. The win allowed Ottawa to remain in control as it battles Boston