• The Canadian Press

    Justin Steele returns from hamstring injury as Cubs take on Padres

    CHICAGO (AP) — When Justin Steele got hurt on opening day, the big question for the Chicago Cubs centered on the state of their rotation without their ace left-hander. That concern faded away over time. Steele returned to one of baseball's best rotations on Monday night, starting the opener of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres. It was Steele's first major league appearance since he strained his left hamstring while making a play on a sacrifice bunt at Texas on March 28. The 28-yea

  • The Canadian Press

    Toronto picks Minnesota as PWHL semifinal foe, Montreal to meet Boston

    Toronto picks Minnesota as its semifinal opponent in the Professional Women's Hockey League playoffs starting Wednesday. The PWHL in its first season introduced a playoff innovation in awarding the top team in the league after the regular season the choice between the third and fourth seeds for its semifinal foe. Toronto had 24 hours from the end of its last game Sunday to make a decision. Giving fourth-seeded Minnesota the nod means No. 2 Montreal gets third seed Boston in the first round. Toro

  • The Canadian Press

    Ella Shelton, Natalie Spooner, Hilary Knight the PWHL's three stars of the week

    TORONTO — New York defender Ella Shelton, Toronto winger Natalie Spooner and Boston forward Hilary Knight were named the Professional Women’s Hockey League three stars of the last week of the regular season. First star Shelton led all PWHL players in scoring with two goals and four assists in two games. The 26-year-old from Ingersoll, Ont., finished the season ranked first among PWHL defenders and ranked fifth overall in points with seven goals and 14 assists. New York finished last in the leagu

  • The Canadian Press

    The Celtics and Cavaliers last met in playoffs in 2018. This time Boston is the team to beat

    BOSTON (AP) — One of the things Celtics forward Jaylen Brown remembers about his time inside the NBA’s Florida bubble in 2020 during the pandemic was his random sightings of Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell, then with the Utah Jazz, seemed to pop up in the common spaces of the bubble at the same time as Brown. It led to humorous fodder on social media between the pair and helped form a friendship between the young stars that continues today. But none of that is on Brown’s mind this week as the East’s