• The Canadian Press

    Fair paces Stamps to 31-10 pre-season win over Blue Bombers

    WINNIPEG — Quarterback Jake Maier was glad the Calgary Stampeders had something to cheer about after an emotionally tough week.

  • The Canadian Press

    Nugent-Hopkins leads Oilers past Stars to take 3-2 lead in Western Conference final

    DALLAS — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins lived the Edmonton Oilers' darkest days. The once-proud franchise endured a decade of playoff-less springs, management missteps and coaching blunders. The Oilers were a punchline across the NHL. Now the organization's longest-tenured player and his teammates sit a single victory from the Stanley Cup final. Nugent-Hopkins scored two power-play goals Friday as Edmonton smothered the Dallas Stars 3-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference final. "This is why we pl

  • The Canadian Press

    Aaron Judge caps huge May by hitting 2 more homers to lead the Yankees past the Giants 6-2

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aaron Judge capped a spectacular May by homering twice in his first game in San Francisco and the New York Yankees beat the Giants 6-2 on Friday night. Judge grew up about 100 miles away in Linden and was heavily recruited in free agency by the Giants in December 2022, but decided to remain with the Yankees and signed a nine-year, $360 million contract. He was greeted by boos in each at-bat Friday night, but took little time to show the Giants and their fans what they missed

  • The Canadian Press

    Ty France hits go-ahead homer as Mariners beat Angels 5-4

    SEATTLE (AP) — Ty France hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Friday night. The homer put some buzz back into the crowd of 40,001, after Jo Adell erased Seattle’s four-run lead with a pinch-hit grand slam for the Angels in the seventh inning off reliever Tayler Saucedo. Trent Thornton started the inning and gave up two walks, a fielder’s choice and a double in relief of starter Bryan Woo, who gave up just three hits on 66 p