DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin is lifting the Colorado Avalanche after taking the time to help himself. The hard-charging, fast-moving Russian forward was gone for nearly two months of the regular season as he received care from the NHLPA/NHL Player Assistance Program for issues that were not disclosed. This was on the heels of missing the final five games of a playoff loss last season for what the team explained as personal reasons. When he is on the ice, Nichushkin is a goal-scoring force. Es
Toronto FC coach John Herdman is looking forward to another Canadian Championship cup tie against a semi-pro side in CS Saint-Laurent. The Ligue1 Quebec champion advanced Thursday after upsetting Halifax Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League 5-3 in a penalty shootout after the game finished tied at 2-2 after regulation time. Toronto moved into the final eight by blanking League 1 Ontario's Simcoe Country Rovers 5-0 on April 24 at BMO Field "(It's) exciting That's what cup games are about,"
HOFFENHEIM, Germany (AP) — Hoffenheim scored in the last minute to draw with Leipzig 1-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday. Leipzig, which has already secured a place in next year’s Champions League, stayed in fourth place, one point behind Stuttgart, which has a game in hand. Hoffenheim remained seventh and with a shot of a Europa Conference League playoff place. Benjamin Šeško got the opener for Leipzig before halftime when goalkeeper Oliver Baumann let Šeško’s header squirm through his hands. After