• The Canadian Press

    Toney's goal drought continues after Brentford draws 0-0 with Fulham in Premier League

    LONDON (AP) — Ivan Toney’s goal drought stretched to 10 matches as Brentford fought out a 0-0 draw with west London neighbor Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. The England striker found the net against Belgium in March but has not scored for Brentford since the middle of February and is now on his longest run without a club goal since playing for Peterborough in the lower leagues in 2019. Not that there was much riding on a distinctly low-key derby between two teams safe from relegation a

  • The Canadian Press

    Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell fined $25,000 for verbally abusing official after elimination game

    NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell $25,000 for verbally abusing a game official shortly after the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets earlier this week. Joe Dumars, the league's executive vice president and head of basketball operations, announced the fine on Saturday. The Lakers' season came to an end Monday in a 108-106 loss in Denver, which won the series 4-1. Los Angeles fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday after two seasons. ___ AP NBA: ht

  • The Canadian Press

    Burnley slips closer to relegation from Premier League with 4-1 loss to Newcastle

    BURNLEY, England (AP) — Burnley slipped closer to relegation from the Premier League after a 4-1 home loss to Newcastle, which boosted its chances of qualifying for Europe. Callum Wilson, Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak all scored Saturday for Newcastle, which climbed above Manchester United and into sixth place. Isak, who also had a penalty saved, moved onto 20 goals for the campaign. That's one behind Erling Haaland's league-leading total for Manchester City. Burnley's 22nd

  • The Canadian Press

    Real Madrid on cusp of winning Spanish league. Barcelona must beat Girona to stop rival taking title

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham has helped put Real Madrid on the brink of winning the Spanish league after scoring in a 3-0 home win over Cadiz. Second-place Barcelona now must win at third-place Girona to prevent Madrid from clinching the title later Saturday. It would be Madrid’s 36th domestic league crown. Madrid is 14 points ahead of Barcelona with just four more games remaining after this round. A victory by Barcelona at Girona would most likely just delay the celebrations in Madri