• The Canadian Press

    Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving lead Mavs over Clippers 96-93 to tie series as Kawhi Leonard returns

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 32 points and the Dallas Mavericks overcame the return of Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard to beat Los Angeles 96-93 on Tuesday night and tie their Western Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Leonard had 15 points and seven rebounds in 35 minutes of his first game since March 31. He hadn’t played or had any contact practices during that stretch because of inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. Kyrie Irving added 23 points for

  • The Canadian Press

    Pacers' Haliburton says fan directed racial slur at his younger brother during playoff game

    Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said a fan directed a racial slur at his younger brother during Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the Milwaukee Bucks. “My little brother in the stands the other day was called an N-word,” Haliburton said after the Pacers’ 125-108 Game 2 victory over the Bucks on Tuesday night. “It was important for us as a family to just address that. That was important for us to talk about because that didn’t sit right with anybody in our fam

  • The Canadian Press

    Nashville Predators level playoff series with 4-1 victory over Canucks

    VANCOUVER — Filip Forsberg scored and had an assist, and the Nashville Predators earned a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday. Anthony Beauvillier — a former Canuck — added a goal and a helper for the Preds, who levelled the best-of-seven series at 1-1. Colton Sissons and Kiefer Sherwood also found the back of the net for Nashville, while Juuse Saros made 17 saves. Bruising defenceman Nikita Zadorov replied for a Vancouver side that struggled

  • The Canadian Press

    Julio Rodriguez reunites with an old friend after finally hitting 1st homer of season for Mariners

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Julio Rodríguez tightly hugged the trident that the Seattle Mariners use to celebrate home runs. It was a happy reunion, the first time the young slugger got to hold it after going deep this season. “I loved it. It was a long time, a long time not seeing my good friend,” Rodríguez said after he hit a 434-foot homer in the Mariners' 4-0 win in Texas on Tuesday night. Rodríguez, who had 60 homers over his first two big league seasons and last summer put on a record performa