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Canadiens clinch playoff spot for second consecutive season
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens wrapped up their second straight playoff spot Sunday when Detroit fell 5-4 to Minnesota, making them the first Canadian team to secure a postseason berth. Last season, Montreal took the final spot in the Eastern Conference before falling to Washington in five games in the first round. Montreal dropped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens’ win streak ends with loss to Devils hours after clinching playoff spot
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens fell 3-0 to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night, ending an eight-game winning streak just hours after clinching a second straight trip to the playoffs. Jacob Markstrom stopped 18 shots for his first shutout of the season, while Cody Glass and Timo Meier scored for New Jersey (40-24-3), which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hornets win their 4th straight behind 35 points from LaMelo Ball, beat the Timberwolves 122-108
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LaMelo Ball scored 35 points and Miles Bridges added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the surging Charlotte Hornets in a 122-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Coby White had 17 points for the Hornets (43-36), who shot 48.9% from the floor (45 for 92) on the way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lauren Coughlin wins Aramco Championship by five shots at Shadow Creek
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — After coming oh so close to winning at Shadow Creek last year, Lauren Coughlin made sure victory was never truly in doubt Sunday in the Aramco Championship in rolling to a five-shot win over Nelly Korda and the rest of the star-studded field. Coughlin shot an even-par 72 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!J.J. Spaun wins Texas Open. Lauren Coughlin runs away in Aramco Championship
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — J.J. Spaun came up with two big shots at the end of a long, wet Sunday, one leading to birdie and the other for eagle that carried him to a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory in the Valero Texas Open for his first title since the U.S. Open last summer. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brent Rooker caps huge game with walk-off homer in 10th to give A’s a 12-10 win over Astros
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker homered twice and had a career-high six RBIs, including a three-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning that gave the Athletics a 12-10 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Tyler Soderstrom hit a bases-loaded triple and scored three times for the Athletics, who rebounded from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lauren Coughlin wins the Aramco Championship by 5 shots at Shadow Creek
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — After coming oh so close to winning at Shadow Creek last year, Lauren Coughlin made sure victory was never truly in doubt Sunday in the Aramco Championship in rolling to a five-shot win over Nelly Korda and the rest of the star-studded field. Coughlin shot an even-par 72 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Flyers top Bruins 2-1 in OT, inch closer to playoff return
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Porter Martone capped a fantastic first week in the NHL with a power-play goal to put the Philadelphia Flyers even closer toward ending a miserable playoff drought with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. The 19-year-old Martone — who just wrapped his season at Michigan State — is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pauley’s go-ahead, 2-run double in 4-run 8th lifts Marlins over Yankees 7-6
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Graham Pauley had a go-ahead, two-run double in a four-run eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins held off the Yankees 7-6 on Sunday to stop New York’s four-game winning streak. In a game that started after a 3-hour, 35-minute rain delay, Max Fried handed a 4-3 lead to the Yankees’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Huff scores career-high 38 as West Virginia tops Oklahoma 89-82 in OT to win CBC title
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Honor Huff made eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 38 to propel West Virginia to an 89-82 overtime victory over Oklahoma on Sunday in the championship game of the College Basketball Crown Tournament. The senior guard teamed up with Jasper Floyd to do all the scoring in a game-ending 13-0 run ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donovan Mitchell scores 38 points, playoff-bound Cavaliers beat Pacers 117-108
By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 23 of his 38 points in the second half, James Harden had 28 points and seven assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the injury-plagued Indiana Pacers 117-108 on Sunday night. Thomas Bryant added 14 points and 10 rebounds in his first start of the season for Cleveland, which didn’t ... Read More »
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