• The Canadian Press

    Thunder brushed off questions about youth, inexperience, in first-round playoff sweep of Pelicans

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs facing questions about their relative youth and playoff inexperience. Four games later, the Thunder is on to the second round after a convincing sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans. “That’s another thing for us to not think about,” Thunder forward Jalen Williams said. "We’re coming in to compete — no matter how old we are.” The average age on the Thunder roster was less than 24 years old when the playoffs began. But coach Mark Daign

  • The Canadian Press

    Nuggets coach Michael Malone: defense of NBA title won't get any easier against Wolves in Round 2

    DENVER (AP) — Sending LeBron James to his earliest playoff exit was harder than it looked, and Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone doesn’t foresee the next step in their title defense getting any easier. Not with the likes of Karl Anthony-Towns, Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards up next when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Mile High City this weekend for the start of their second-round series. Malone's relieved that the Nuggets don't have to return to L.A. to close out the Lakers and instead

  • The Canadian Press

    Florida Panthers march on in NHL playoffs after long-awaited series win against Tampa Bay Lightning

    SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Before the final minutes even ticked off the clock at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night, Florida Panthers fans — clad in red jerseys and waving light-up rally towels in the air — were singing goodbye to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay's season ended there, in a 6-1 loss to Florida in the first round of the NHL playoffs. And the Panthers will march on after beating their in-state rivals in a playoff series for the first time in four tries. The Panthers won four of five ga

  • The Canadian Press

    Project ACL launched to help understand, reduce knee injuries in women's footballers

    A three-year study dubbed Project ACL launched Tuesday with the goal of reducing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injuries in women's soccer. The project is a collaboration between FIFPro, England's Professional Footballers Association, Nike and Leeds Beckett University. FIFPro is the global union for professional football players representing some 65,000 players. ACL injuries are two to six times more likely to occur in women than men and some two-thirds of ACL injuries occur in women’s fo