• Associated Press

    Healey's goal in 2nd period gives Boston 4-3 win in first game of PWHL championship series

    Jess Healey scored from the point late in the second period to lift Boston to a 4-3 win over Minnesota on Sunday night in the first game of the inaugural Walter Cup, the championship of the Professional Women’s Hockey League Championship. Healey, a defenseman who had one goal during the regular season, got her first playoff goal just 15 seconds after Minnesota's Taylor Heise scored her second goal, tying it 3-3 with 2:50 left in the second period. Boston goalie Aerin Frankel survived two power plays, 1 minute and 35 seconds of Minnesota pulling goalie Maddie Rooney for an extra attacker.

  • The Canadian Press

    Oleksiak wins 50m freestyle, McIntosh qualifies in fifth event at Olympic swim trials

    TORONTO — For Penny Oleksiak, Sunday's race served as good practice for her hopes to make another event. The Toronto native captured the women's 50-metre freestyle event at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials in a personal-best time of 25.06 seconds. The time was just over the Olympic qualifying standard of 24.70 seconds. On Friday, the seven-time Olympic medallist won the 100 freestyle while just missing the qualifying time but easily getting under the Olympic consideration time. Each country can e

  • USA TODAY Sports

    Kyle Larson qualifies 5th for 2024 Indy 500, gets in helicopter for NASCAR All-Star Race

    NASCAR star Kyle Larson will start 5th in first career Indy 500. The 2021 Cup Series champion left IMS in helicopter for NASCAR All-Star race.