• The Canadian Press

    Caratini's 2-run homer in 10th and Hader's 2-inning outing lift Astros over Guardians 10-9

    HOUSTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Victor Caratini’s two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and Josh Hader's first two-inning outing since 2019 lifted the Houston Astros over the Cleveland Guardians 10-9 on Tuesday night. Houston trailed 9-8 after pinch-hitter David Fry’s RBI double off Josh Hader (1-2) with two outs in the top of the 10th. Caratini homered to right-center field off Hunter Gaddis (1-1) to give the Astros a season-high three-game winning streak. They swept a two-game series over

  • The Canadian Press

    Avalanche eliminate Jets from playoffs with 6-3 road win

    WINNIPEG — Mikko Rantanen’s first two goals of the playoffs propelled the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday that clinched their opening-round playoff series in five games. The Jets became the first Canadian team knocked out of the playoffs after they lost the final four games of the best-of-seven Western Conference series, duplicating their exit in last season’s opening round against the Vegas Golden Knights. Jets players stayed on the ice after handshakes and

  • The Canadian Press

    Rojas and Castellanos homer in the 9th, leading the Phillies to a 6-5 comeback win over the Angels

    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Johan Rojas hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning moments after Nick Castellanos' tying shot, sending the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. Trailing 5-3 with one out and nobody on base in the ninth, the Phillies avoided only their second back-to-back losses since March with three extra-base hits on five pitches from Angels closer Carlos Estévez (0-1), who blew his second save of the season in spectacular fash

  • The Canadian Press

    Tyrese Maxey's huge finish in OT cuts Knicks' lead to 3-2

    NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Maxey saved Philadelphia from elimination with seven points in the final 25 seconds of regulation, finished with 46 and led the 76ers to a 112-106 overtime victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series. The 76ers trailed by six points with 28 seconds left in regulation before Maxey pulled out a comeback that evoked memories of Reggie Miller’s eight points in nine seconds for Indiana at Madison Square Garden in 1995. The All-Star gu