• The Canadian Press

    Matthews skates ahead of Game 7, status unclear with Leafs' season again on the line

    BOSTON — Auston Matthews was back on the ice with his teammates Saturday. The Maple Leafs centre snapped the puck around, took part in drills and seemed to be moving well at Toronto's morning skate. Whether or not Matthews returns to the action with his club's season once again on the line remains to be seen. The ailing sniper hasn't been ruled out for Game 7 of the Leafs' first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins, but head coach Sheldon Keefe seemed to suggest his best player isn't q

  • Yahoo Sports

    Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole throws off a mound for first time since spring training shutdown

    New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole took a step closer to returning from elbow inflammation. He threw off a mound for the first time since being shut down during spring training.

  • The Canadian Press

    Cavaliers and Magic to settle playoff series standoff with Game 7 -- the 'best two words in sports'

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell pushed himself to his physical limits, leaving everything he had on the floor while trying to close out the precocious Orlando Magic. Cleveland's star came up short. He gets another shot. One more. Game 7. "Best two words in sports,” Mitchell said late Friday night. Unable to find a way to win on the road, the Cavs and Magic will settle their series on Sunday in a fitting winner-take-all finale between two teams that have put their strengths and weaknesses on pu

  • The Canadian Press

    Canadian rugby women blanked 24-0 by France in Singapore Sevens Cup quarterfinal

    SINGAPORE — Canada's rugby sevens women were blanked 24-0 by France in Saturday's Cup quarterfinal at the Singapore Sevens. The Canadians, who stand fifth in the season standings after six events, saw both Olivia de Couvreur and Julia Greenshields sent to the sin-bin. Canada advanced to the quarterfinals as one of the two best third-place finishers after finishing third in Pool A following losses to No. 7 Ireland (5-0) and No. 1 New Zealand (31-7) sandwiched around a win over No. 12 Spain (28-7)