• The Canadian Press

    Miserable runs continue for Juventus and injury-hit Milan in 0-0 draw in Serie A

    MILAN (AP) — AC Milan and Juventus prolonged mediocre runs as they played out a 0-0 draw in Serie A on Saturday. The result in Turin could leave the Bianconeri nervously looking over their shoulders at the end of the weekend. Juventus remained third but 11 points above sixth-place Atalanta, which has two games in hand. Injury-hit Milan was five points above Juventus. The top five in Serie A qualify for next season’s Champions League. Juventus, coming off the back of draws against Torino and Cagl

  • The Canadian Press

    New York Giants take Canadian Johnson in fourth round of NFL draft

    DETROIT — Theo Johnson's NFL career will begin with the New York Giants. New York selected the Penn State tight end with the seventh pick of the fourth round, No. 107 overall, in the NFL draft Saturday. Johnson became the second Canadian off the board. Isaiah Adams of Ajax, Ont., an offensive lineman at Illinois, was taken in the third round by the Arizona Cardinals on Friday Nineteen selections later, the Detroit Lions took tackle Giovanni Manu of the University of British Columbia. Manu was bo

  • The Canadian Press

    NFL draft attendance record set with more than 700,00 fans attending the event in Detroit

    DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer broke the news at Campus Martius Park on Saturday during the third and final day of the draft, which consists of selections in the fourth through seventh rounds. While it will take years to know if this year's picks delivered for their teams, there's no doubt that Detroit made the most of an opportunity to host hundreds of thousand

  • The Canadian Press

    Bucks' Lillard has MRI, team awaiting results before deciding if he plays in Game 4 vs. Pacers

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Damian Lillard underwent an MRI to determine the severity of his Achilles injury, and the Milwaukee Bucks could be without the star guard for Game 4 of their playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, coach Doc Rivers said Saturday. Lillard is in a walking boot. He was clearly limping at times during the Bucks' Game 3 loss at Indiana on Friday. Milwaukee trails Indiana 2-1 ahead of Game 4. The Lillard situation raises the possibility of the Bucks being without both him and Gi