TORONTO — Canada Soccer has canceled a planned friendly with Iran in the face of growing criticism. In a one-paragraph statement, the governing body gave no reason for the cancellation of the scheduled June 5 game at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. But the idea of hosting the Iranian team, ranked 21st in the world, … Read more
The Laval Rocket are off to the Eastern Conference Finals after a wild 6-5 triple-overtime victory over the Rochester Americans on Wednesday night. The Rocket completed a three-game sweep of the Americas and will face either Charlotte or Springfield in the next round. Working on a power play following a delay of game penalty against … Read more
MIAMI (AP) — The Boston Celtics know the formula. They believe their defense, as has been the case time and again in these playoffs, will eventually wear down teams. Hard to argue. Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Celtics are now one win from the NBA Finals. They ran away … Read more
Despite falling just short of notching his maiden major — and Tour — victory, Will Zalatoris still experienced a first at Southern Hills. Before losing in a playoff to Justin Thomas, Zalatoris was one threesome ahead of the super group that included Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods during Rounds 1 and 2 of … Read more
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez advanced to the third round of the French Open on Wednesday while Bianca Andreescu was eliminated in straight sets. Auger-Aliassime made quick work of Argentine qualifier Camilo Ugo Carabelli, winning 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Paris major for the first time in his career. … Read more
Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto declined to talk about baseball immediately after an action-packed game for the Canadian on Wednesday. Instead, he wanted to focus on the communities of Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, NY in the aftermath of mass shootings. “I haven’t felt in the mood to talk ball today. I just want to say … Read more
DENVER (AP) — Tyler Bozak and the St. Louis Blues experienced just about every emotion imaginable over the course of a win-or-season-ends game in which they fell behind by three goals. Ultimately, they landed on this improbable one — elation. Bozak scored 3:38 into overtime and the Blues ended off elimination in Game 5 of … Read more
SUNRISE, Fla. — Joe Thornton said he’s undecided whether he wants to return for a 25th NHL season. The forward, who turns 43 on July 2, played an NHL career-low 34 games for the Florida Panthers this season and was a healthy scratch for all but one of their 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games. He … Read more
Teenage sensations continue to thrive at 2022 Roland Garros, with 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez and 18-year-old Coco Gauff notching second-round wins on Wednesday. No.17 seed Fernandez of Canada defeated Katerina Siniakova, the No.1-ranked doubles player, 6-3, 6-2 in 1 hour and 11 minutes. Muchova toples Sakkari in French Open second round Last year’s US Open runner-up … Read more
Winning is all that matters in the playoffs. Many teams have played an average, or below average game, and won, while others have dominated and lost. In the regular season you can worry about trends of a team not playing well, or having a hot (or cold) power play, but in the playoffs, there is … Read more