• The Canadian Press

    Montreal defender Erin Ambrose leads PWHL's top stars of April

    TORONTO — Montreal defender Erin Ambrose, who led all players in scoring last month, has been named one of the The Professional Women’s Hockey League's top stars of April. Ambrose had a goal and six assists in four games as Montreal locked up second place in the league standings and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Montreal teammate Laura was second with 10 points in April (three goals, seven assists) and was one of three forwards honoured. Sarah Nurse of league-leading Tor

  • The Canadian Press

    Antetokounmpo sits, Lillard returns as Bucks face Pacers in Game 6 of playoff series

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out Thursday's Game 6 of the first-round playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers, but eight-time All-Star Damian Lillard returned to the court for the Bucks after missing the previous two games. Antetokounmpo and Lillard had been considered game-time decisions, and both went through pregame workouts before Milwaukee determined their playing status. Antetokounmpo has not played since straining his left calf on April

  • The Canadian Press

    A visit from 'Papa Yaz' and a home run makes for a memorable day for Giants OF Mike Yastrzemski

    BOSTON (AP) — A visit from “Papa Yaz” before the game and a home run during it made for a memorable afternoon for Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. The grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski hit a solo homer to right field — not far from where the former Boston outfielder’s retired No. 8 is hanging from the façade — to help San Francisco beat the Red Sox 3-1 on Thursday. “I’m looking around, and I have my greatest childhood memories here,” said Mike Yastrzemski, who also homered five years

  • The Canadian Press

    Anthony Edwards and the T-wolves take a stronger dose maturity into this playoff rematch with Denver

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ball left Anthony Edwards' right hand and bounced off the back rim at the buzzer, sending him sprinting off the court in anger over his miss of a tying 3-point try for Minnesota that preserved a series-clinching Game 5 victory for eventual NBA champion Denver. Edwards and the Timberwolves have worked tirelessly since that moment to become more than a one-and-done team, and their measuring stick has arrived. They'll return to the same arena where their season ended a year a