• The Canadian Press

    Avalanche got legs under them in another comeback to beat fading Stars in 2nd-round opener

    DALLAS (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche had gone a full week since wrapping up their first-round series, and were down three goals in the first period on the road against the top seed. But once league MVP finalist Nathan MacKinnon and the Avs started getting back into the flow of things Tuesday night, the Dallas Stars seemed to suddenly get hit by the fatigue from closing out their tough opening Western Conference series with a Game 7 win just two nights earlier. "Was definitely tough taking a week

  • Yahoo Sports

    Thunder remind everyone why they're the No. 1 seed in convincing win over Mavs

    The Thunder shot 16-of-35 from deep and recorded a franchise playoff-record 29 assists in Game 1 of their second-round series.

  • The Canadian Press

    Gilgeous-Alexander has 29 points to help Thunder roll past Mavericks in Game 1 of West semifinals

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was his usual self and Luka Doncic wasn't. Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-95 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Gilgeous-Alexander made 8 of 19 field goals and 11 of 13 free throws before coming out of the game with 3:26 remaining and the Thunder leading 111-89. Doncic, an MVP finalist like Gilgeous-Alexand

  • The Canadian Press

    FIFA report rates Brazil bid higher than Germany/Netherlands/Belgium to host 2027 Women's World Cup

    Brazil's bid for the 2027 Women's World Cup was ranked higher than the bid submitted by Germany, Netherlands and Belgium in an evaluation report released by FIFA on Tuesday. The FIFA Congress is set to vote for the 2027 host on May 17 at its meeting in Bangkok. It will be the first time the member federations of soccer’s 211-nation governing body will hold an open vote to pick the tournament’s hosts. Brazil has been favored to win the 2027 contest since FIFA brokered a deal with several of socce