• The Canadian Press

    Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll stands tall, gives Maple Leafs life against Bruins

    BOSTON — Joseph Woll knew he wasn't getting the nod for Game 1 of the playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs had clearly been trending towards Ilya Samsonov late in the regular season, including a week of rest for the goaltender ahead of the Stanley Cup chase. Woll didn't pout or show any disappointment at getting passed over. He simply kept his head down and continued on the same regimented path. "It was really obvious to me that he was going to just continue to work," Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe

  • Yahoo Sports

    No LeBron, Steph or KD? Here are 5 reasons why these NBA playoffs are still compelling

    The NBA playoffs won't feature LeBron James, Kevin Durant or Stephen Curry in the second round for the first time since 2005. But there's still plenty more basketball to enjoy this postseason.

  • The Canadian Press

    Mbappé leads full-strength PSG at Dortmund in Champions League semifinal

    DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Kylian Mbappé was to lead an attacking trio including Ousmane Dembelé and Bradley Barcola for Paris Saint-Germain as the French champions had a full-strength squad for the Champions League semifinal first leg at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. Mbappé scored twice in both of his last two away games in the competition and was bidding to add to his 15 knockout-stage goals in away matches. Only Cristiano Ronaldo (23) has more. Dembelé is returning to face the club he scored

  • The Canadian Press

    Hurricanes avoid major injury for DeAngelo and close in on getting Pesce back for Rangers series

    The Carolina Hurricanes have avoided a major injury concern for defenseman Tony DeAngelo while veteran blue-liner Brett Pesce is nearing a return from a lower-body injury suffered in the second game of the NHL playoffs. Team president and general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday that Pesce has shed a walking boot and is doing work to return and should play at some point in the second-round series against the Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers. “If everything goes as expected, he shall