• The Canadian Press

    The long wait for the 1st running back to be drafted ends with Jonathon Brooks going 46th

    The long wait for the first running back to be drafted is over. The Carolina Panthers traded up six spots to take Texas running back Jonathon Brooks with the 46th pick in the NFL draft Friday night, the second-latest selection for the first running back to go off the board. Brooks might have gone earlier but he tore his ACL late in the season after rushing for 1,139 yards in 11 games. The only draft that had a longer wait for a running back came in 2014. Bishop Sankey was the first taken when he

  • Yahoo Sports

    NBA Playoffs: Kawhi Leonard looks far from 100% in Clippers' chippy loss to Mavericks

    It was ugly all over for the Clippers in Game 3.

  • The Canadian Press

    Rangers take a 3-0 series lead with 3-1 win over Capitals

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Vincent Trocheck had a power-play goal and a short-handed assist, Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and the New York Rangers moved one win away from advancing by beating the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Game 3 Friday night, taking a 3-0 lead in their first-round series. The Rangers scored goals at even-strength 5 on 5, up 5 on 4 and down 4 on 5 in a special teams showcase from the Presidents’ Trophy winners who finished atop the NHL regular season in part because of their potent powe

  • The Canadian Press

    Marcus Semien homers to break 8th-inning tie, Rangers beat Reds 2-1

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien homered to break an eighth-inning tie, helping the Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Friday night. Semien pulled a 1-1 fastball from Lucas Sims (1-1) down the line in left. Kirby Yates got his fourth save in four chances, pitching a scoreless ninth after José Leclerc (2-2) retired all three batters in the eighth in his fifth consecutive scoreless appearance. Evan Carter pulled the Rangers even at 1, leading off the second with a home run to right off s