• 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)

  • 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