• The Canadian Press

    Canada opens world para ice hockey championship with 19-0 win over Japan

    CALGARY — Dominic Cozzolino paced Canada with four goals and four assists in a 19-0 win over Japan on Saturday to open the world para ice hockey championship at WinSport Arena. Tyler McGregor and Liam Hickey each added three goals and four assists for Canada, which only needed one save from Adam Kingsmill in net. Adam Dixon, with a hat trick, Anton Jacobs-Webb, with two goals, Corbyn Smith, Micah Kovacevich, Vincent Boily and Auren Halbert also chipped in goals for the host team. Canada went 1-f

  • The Canadian Press

    Nuggets: We can't let Anthony's supporting cast get hot again or it'll be an early exit for champs

    DENVER (AP) — It wasn't so much another slow start or Anthony Edwards' 43 points that bothered Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone after the Minnesota Timberwolves thumped the reigning NBA champions 106-99 in the opener of the second-round series Saturday night. It was more how the Nuggets allowed Edwards' hot hand to ignite his supporting cast as the Wolves improved to 5-0 in the playoffs and sent the Nuggets to a series deficit, something they never had last year while winning it all. “Yeah, I

  • The Canadian Press

    Twins extend win streak to 12 with a 3-1 win over the Red Sox

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López struck out eight in six strong innings, Max Kepler homered and the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. The Twins have the longest winning streak in the majors this season. Minnesota’s run matches the team’s winning streak from the late 1980s, which is the second-longest in Twins history. The club record for consecutive wins in 15, from June 1991, which is the last season Minnesota won the Wor

  • The Canadian Press

    AL leading hitter Steven Kwan undergoing more tests after leaving Guards' win with tight hamstring

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan will undergo further tests after leaving Saturday's game with a tight hamstring. Kwan, who entered the day leading the American League with a .356 batting average, told manager Steve Vogt he felt some tightness in his hamstring while making a running catch down the foul line in Cleveland's 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Vogt said Kwan was pulled in the fourth inning out of an abundance of caution because it's early in the season