• The Canadian Press

    Chelsea beats Barcelona 1-0 in 1st leg of Women's Champions League semifinals

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Erin Cuthbert fired Chelsea to a 1-0 win over Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League semifinal first-leg match on Saturday, handing the defending champions their first home loss in five years. Two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas missed a glorious chance to equalize when she shot wide right from close range on the last play of the game at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium to send Emma Hayes' team back to Stamford Bridge with the advantage. The visitors stifled Barc

  • Yahoo Sports

    Florida's Jac Caglianone ties NCAA record with home run in ninth straight game

    Caglianone is currently one of the top-ranked prospects ahead of the 2024 MLB draft.

  • CBC

    Marco Arop runs world-leading 800m in season-opening win at Xiamen Diamond League

    Marco Arop saw an immediate payoff after cutting short his indoor track season to transition to hill work and increase his mileage ahead of the outdoor campaign.While the Edmonton middle-distance runner didn't set his third Canadian record in as many races in 2024, Arop did extend his win streak to three, leading the men's 800 metres from start to finish season for a world-leading time of one minute 43.61 seconds at the Diamond League season opener on Saturday in Xiamen, China.Wyclife Kinyamal o

  • The Canadian Press

    Things to know about the NBA playoffs, which start Saturday

    The Boston Celtics had almost no trouble at all with the 14 teams that didn’t make the playoffs this season, going 35-4 against those squads. Against the teams that actually made the postseason, the Celtics were really good as well. Taking into account only the 16 playoff teams — and their games against one another — the No. 1 overall seed Celtics come up No. 1 yet again. Boston went 29-14 against the eventual playoff teams this season, the best such record in the league. Close behind: Oklahoma