• The Canadian Press

    Panthers beat Bruins with late game-winner, advance to Eastern Conference final

    BOSTON (AP) — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice considered it a good omen when the fire alarm went off at the team hotel on Friday afternoon, just as he was settling in for a pregame nap. “In my career, the number of times that something got messed up at the hotel … it’s like a guaranteed win,” Maurice said after a 2-1 victory over Boston earned the Panthers a spot in the Eastern Conference finals. “I said, ‘If this holds true, I guarantee we’re winning today.’" Maurice's superstition held tru

  • The Canadian Press

    Angels beat Rangers 9-3 to give Ron Washington win in his 1st game as visiting manager in Texas

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Zach Neto and Taylor Ward homered, Tyler Anderson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Rangers 9-3 on Friday night to give Ron Washington a victory in his first game as a visiting manager in Texas. Neto snapped a 1-all tie and put the Angels ahead to stay with his two-run homer in the fourth, a 405-foot drive to right field for his fifth of the season. Anderson (4-4) struck out four and walked two. Washington is the winningest manage

  • Yahoo Sports

    NBA Playoffs: Pacers lock down Knicks to force Game 7

    The Knicks haven't played a Game 7 at Madison Square Garden since 1995, when they lost to... the Pacers.

  • The Canadian Press

    Meyers, Peña homer as Astros beat Brewers 5-4 for season-high sixth straight win

    HOUSTON (AP) — Jake Meyers hit a two-run homer and Jeremy Peña’s three-run shot in the fifth inning gave the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night to extend their season-long winning streak to six games. Houston trailed by 2 when Victor Caratini singled to start the fifth, Jose Altuve singled on an infield grounder and Peña sent a slider from Freddy Peralta into the left-field seats for a 5-4 lead. Hunter Brown (1-4) yielded four runs and four hits while walking