• The Canadian Press

    Toronto tops Minnesota 2-0, one win away from PWHL final

    TORONTO — It's an exciting time for Toronto sitting on the doorstep of advancing into the Professional Women's Hockey League championship final. Jesse Compher scored the winning goal with 1:25 left in the third period to give Toronto a 2-0 victory over Minnesota on Friday. Toronto is up 2-0 in the best-of-five semifinal series, with Game 3 on Monday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., and a shot at playing for the Walter Cup in the balance. "It's exciting," Toronto forward Sarah Nurse said

  • The Canadian Press

    Mariners starter Bryan Woo leaves in 5th inning for precautionary reasons

    SEATTLE (AP) — Mariners’ starter Bryan Woo left Friday’s game with one out in the fifth inning for precautionary reasons, according to the team. Making his first start of the year after being slowed by a sore elbow during spring training, Woo allowed just one hit through the first four innings only to leave the game after getting Tyler Soderstrom to foul out behind third base to open the fifth. Catcher Cal Raleigh immediately went to the mound and was quickly joined by pitching coach Pete Woodwo

  • The Canadian Press

    Panthers overpower Bruins 6-2, grab 2-1 lead in series

    BOSTON (AP) — The Florida Panthers pounced on the power play, scoring twice on a Bruins double-minor — and four goals in all with a man advantage — to take a 2-1 lead in their NHL Eastern Conference semifinal series. Vladimir Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe scored one minute apart on the same power play, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 14 shots to lead the Panthers to a 6-2 victory over the Bruins on Friday night. It was Florida's second straight six-goal game, helped by Mason Lohrei's high stick th

  • The Canadian Press

    Gasser pitches 6 shutout innings in his debut as Brewers roll past slumping Cardinals 11-2

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Robert Gasser allowed just two hits over six shutout innings in his major league debut and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced St. Louis 11-2 on Friday night to hand the Cardinals their sixth consecutive loss. Willy Adames hit three doubles with two runs and a pair of RBIs as the Brewers beat the Cardinals for a seventh straight time, continuing a streak that began last year. William Contreras scored three times, Christian Yelich had two runs and Rhys Hoskins and Jake Bauers each del