• The Canadian Press

    Stars first to hold serve at home, beat Knights 3-2 in Game 5 for series lead in NHL playoffs

    DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal to put Dallas ahead late in the second period after Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face and the Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, becoming the first home team to win in this opening-round series that they now lead. Evgenii Dadonov and Matt Duchene also scored for the Stars, who have won three in a row after dropping the first two games at home last week as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Seguin

  • The Canadian Press

    Pitching is the biggest reason for the Yankees' success so far. It delivered again vs. the Orioles

    BALTIMORE (AP) — It was the longest outing of Luis Gil's career — and the longest of Clay Holmes' season. The New York Yankees needed them both to be extra sharp against a strong Baltimore lineup. After dropping the first two games of this series between the top two teams in the AL East, New York edged the Orioles 2-0 on Wednesday night, with Gil throwing 6 1/3 innings and Holmes contributing a five-out save after Baltimore threatened late. Oswaldo Cabrera's two-run homer in the fifth off Corbin

  • The Canadian Press

    Celtics advance to East semifinals, beating short-handed Heat 118-84 in Game 5

    BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the short-handed Miami Heat 118-84 in Game 5 on Wednesday night. Boston will face the winner of the Cleveland-Orlando series. The Cavaliers lead 3-2, with Game 6 in Orlando on Friday night. Brown also had six assists, and White hit five 3-pointers. Sam Hauser added 17 points and Jayson Tatum had 16 points and 12 rebounds, The top-seeded Celtics never tr

  • The Canadian Press

    Tigers even series at 1 apiece as Kenta Maeda gets first win for Tigers, 4-1 over Cardinals

    DETROIT (AP) — Kenta Maeda got his first win for Detroit, allowing four hits over six innings in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday as the Tigers took two of three games in the series. Matt Vierling had three RBIs for the Tigers, who are 31-16 against St. Louis in interleague play. The teams also met in three World Series, with the Cardinals winning in 1934 and 2006, and Detroit taking the title in 1968. Maeda (1-1) allowed a fourth-inning home run to Willson Contreras that