• The Canadian Press

    Cubs lefty Justin Steele exits 1st opening-day start with hamstring tightness

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Justin Steele exited his first career opening-day start with left hamstring tightness after going down awkwardly while fielding a sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning against World Series champion Texas on Thursday night. Steele came off the mound and lunged while reaching to pick up a ball. After tossing the ball to first base to get out Leody Taveras, Steele went down to the ground in foul territory, grabbing the back of his left leg above his knee. A

  • The Canadian Press

    Nick Suzuki, Cayden Primeau lead Canadiens to 4-1 win over Flyers

    MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night. Suzuki, the Canadiens captain, reached the 30-goal milestone for the first time in his fifth season. Jesse Ylonen also scored while Joel Armia and Jake Evans added empty-net goals for Montreal (28-32-12), which won its third straight in its first game back at the Bell Centre after a five-game road trip. Juraj Slafkovsky extended his point streak to a career-high nine

  • The Canadian Press

    Orioles beat Angels 11-3 as Burnes strikes out 11

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Corbin Burnes allowed one baserunner in a dominant debut for Baltimore, and Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins both homered as the Orioles began their AL East title defense with an 11-3 rout of the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Mike Trout hit a first-inning home run off Burnes, but the Angels managed nary a peep against the new Baltimore ace after that. Burnes (1-0) struck out 11 in six innings in his first start after the Orioles acquired the right-hander from Milwaukee in

  • The Canadian Press

    Islanders keep playoff hopes alive with 3-2 win over Panthers

    SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period to help lift the New York Islanders past the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday night. Ryan Pulock and Mathew Barzal also scored and Casey Cizikas had two assists for New York, which had lost six of its last seven and dropped in the Eastern Conference wild-card standings. Aleksander Barkov became the first player in Panthers history to reach 700 points with the franc