• The Canadian Press

    Panthers rally to beat Bruins 3-2, grab 3-1 lead in East semifinal series

    BOSTON (AP) — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal on Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. One year after Florida knocked out the record-setting Bruins in the first round on its way to the Stanley Cup final, the Panthers won their third straight to send Boston to the brink of elimination. Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell al

  • The Canadian Press

    Canada wins world para hockey championship with 2-1 win over U.S.

    CALGARY — Canada beat the United States 2-1 to win the world para hockey championship Sunday. The Canadians halted a run of three straight world titles by the U.S., claimed their first since 2017, and also won their first world gold medal on home ice. Dominic Cozzolino and Anton Jacobs-Webb scored and Canadian goaltender Adam Kingsmill stopped 24 of 25 shots for the win at Calgary's WinSport Arena. Declan Farmer scored and goaltender Jen Lee made seven saves for the U.S. The U.S. defeated Czechi

  • The Canadian Press

    Murray swishes a half-court heave at the halftime buzzer for the Nuggets in Game 3 vs. Timberwolves

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Denver's Jamal Murray scooped up Minnesota's errant inbounds pass near the sideline, rebalanced his body after carefully keeping his feet in and launched a 55-foot shot at the end of the first half. Murray crouched down for some extra coaxing of his heave from behind the half-court line, watched the ball sail on track toward the basket and — swish! — struck a pose right in front of the broadcast table. As TNT announcer Kevin Harlan exuberantly called the improbable make, the N

  • The Canadian Press

    Braves 3B Austin Riley leaves game with tightness on his left side

    NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley left the Braves' game Sunday night against the New York Mets because of tightness on his left side. Riley was replaced by Zack Short in the bottom of the fourth inning. Braves manager Brian Snitker, interviewed during the ESPN broadcast, said Riley felt a little discomfort during batting practice and again when he struck out swinging in the third. “We're not going to take any chances,” Snitker said. Batting third in the lineup, Riley singled wit