• The Canadian Press

    Montreal, Boston look to add another layer to historic rivalry in PWHL playoffs

    MONTREAL — Hockey star Marie-Philip Poulin is motivated by the opportunity to compete in the playoffs, no matter the opponent. The fact Montreal will face off against a team from Boston in the Professional Women’s Hockey League post-season only adds fuel to the fire. "Every time you have a chance to play in the playoffs against any team, it's exciting,” Poulin, Montreal’s captain, said Wednesday at the Verdun Auditorium. “It's going to be even more special to play against Boston." The spirited r

  • Yahoo Sports

    Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, agrees to plea guilty to 2 charges in gambling scandal

    Ippei Mizuhara agreed to plea guilty to a pair of charges after he stole nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani to help cover up gambling losses.

  • The Canadian Press

    Mavericks star Luka Doncic looks to bounce back from rough Game 1 against the Thunder

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As Oklahoma City prepared to host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault was asked how his team would brace for Luka Doncic's physical style. Daigneault quipped that he just needed lockdown defender Lu Dort to show up on time for the game. Dort did more than just arrive on time. He was the defensive catalyst as the Thunder held Doncic, the league's regular-season scoring leader, to 19 points on 6-for-19 shooting in

  • The Canadian Press

    New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals game rained out, to be made up Aug. 5

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals game was rained out on Wednesday. The teams will instead play at 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 5 in St. Louis. The Mets (18-18) were looking to sweep the series. The last time they swept the Cardinals was in April 2007 to open that season. New York won the series' first two games: 4-3 on Monday and 7-5 on Tuesday. It’s the team’s first series win since April 19-21 at the Dodgers. The Mets were looking for their first road series sweep of the season.