• The Canadian Press

    Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference finals, and don't tell them they can't win playing fast

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Pacers are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals and don't plan to slow down when they get there. Not when they are so good at playing fast. Indiana put up some of the best offensive numbers in NBA history during the regular season by pushing the tempo. The pace is rarely as quick in the playoffs, but don't tell the Pacers that slow and steady is the only way to win this race. “I think slowly we’re changing the way of thinking in the NBA that playoffs you have

  • The Canadian Press

    Cardinals struggling for a 2nd straight season, and the NL Central's top young players are elsewhere

    A model of consistency for so long, the St. Louis Cardinals are suddenly struggling to stay relevant. Even after taking two of three against both the Angels and Red Sox, the Cardinals are six games under .500. They've rebounded from a seven-game losing streak earlier this month, winning five of their last seven, but they're seven games out of first place, and their run differential of minus-49 is by far the worst in the NL Central. St. Louis went 71-91 last year, snapping a streak of 15 straight

  • The Canadian Press

    Wolves reach conference finals brimming with talent and tenacity in quest for first NBA championship

    DENVER (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves reached the Western Conference finals brimming with talent, trust and tenacity after staging the biggest Game 7 comeback since the NBA began tracking play-by-play data 28 years ago. The Wolves trailed the Denver Nuggets by 15 points at halftime Sunday night and by 20 points just over a minute into the third quarter. With the crowd rocking Ball Arena, the Timberwolves didn't flinch. They doubled down on their dogged defense and roared back for the most mon

  • The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    There will be Victoria Day fireworks at Rogers Arena tonight as the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks tangle in Game 7 to determine who becomes "Canada's team" for the remainder of the playoffs. The winner travels to Dallas for the Western Conference final. The loser has to listen to Oiler fans sing Country Roads again. Here are five things you need to know about the NHL playoffs: NO FLOW IN TONIGHT'S BIG SHOW Brock (a.k.a. The Flow) Boeser, who along with teammate J.T. Miller are the only V