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CP NewsAlert: Canada beats Germany 5-2 to win gold at men’s world hockey championship
By The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
TAMPERE, Finland – Canada beats Germany 5-2 to win gold at the men’s world hockey championship. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Everton stays in Premier League after final-day escape, Leicester and Leeds relegated
By The Associated Press on May 28th, 2023
LEICESTER, England (AP) – Everton staged another last-day escape in the Premier League to extend its 69-year stay in England’s top division as Leicester and Leeds were relegated on Sunday. Abdoulaye Doucouré smashed home a 57th-minute goal to earn Everton a 1-0 win over Bournemouth that was enough to keep the team two points above ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roglic raises the Giro d’Italia trophy in Rome; Cavendish wins final stage
By Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press on May 28th, 2023
ROME (AP) – Primoz Roglic expanded his Grand Tour portfolio by winning the Giro d’Italia on Sunday to add to his three Spanish Vuelta titles. The former ski jumper became the first Slovenian rider to win the Giro and he did it in dramatic fashion, claiming the lead in the penultimate stage – taking the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Leylah Fernandez beats Poland’s Magda Linette in French Open first round
By The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
PARIS – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the French Open on Sunday, beating Magda Linette of Poland 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, in a first-round match. Fernandez hit two aces to Linette’s five and double-faulted nine times compared to six by her opponent, but won 69 per cent of her second-serve points en ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Latvia defeats US 4-3 in OT to win bronze at ice hockey worlds
By The Associated Press on May 28th, 2023
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) – Defenseman Kristian Rubins scored his second goal 1:22 into overtime to lead Latvia to a 4-3 victory over the United States and earn a bronze medal at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. It’s the first top-three finish for Latvia at the tournament. Its previous best was a seventh place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scores for Saturday, May 27, 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 27th, 2023
Saturday’s Games NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final Dallas 4 Vegas 2 (Vegas leads best-of-seven series 3-2) — World Hockey Championship Semifinals At Tampere, Finland Canada 4 Latvia 2 Germany 4 United States 3 (OT) — AHL Playoffs Conference Finals Hershey 4 Rochester 2 (Hershey leads best-of-seven series 2-1) Coachella Valley 5 Milwaukee 3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stars stay alive with 4-2 road victory over Golden Knights
By Mark Anderson, The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – With Dallas’ season on the line, the Stars got two critical goals from a player who was a healthy scratch the first two games of the Western Conference final. Ty Dellandrea’s goals came within a 1:27 span midway through the third period, and the Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White’s putback as time expires lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. The Miami Heat were a tenth of a second from the NBA Finals. Derrick White owned that final moment. White scored on a putback as time expired and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White plays hero as Celtics beat Heat 104-103, force Game 7 in East finals
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. The Miami Heat were a tenth of a second from the NBA Finals. Derrick White owned that final moment. White scored on a putback as time expired and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White plays hero as Celtics beat Heat, force Game 7 in East finals
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – Derrick White scored on a putback with 0.1 seconds left and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoff history, holding off the Miami Heat 104-103 on Saturday night to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals. Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, Jaylen Brown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Louis City rolls to 3-1 victory over visiting Whitecaps
By The Associated Press on May 27th, 2023
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis City got an early goal from Eduard Löwen, a late goal from Miguel Perez and an own-goal from Tristan Blackmon in-between en route to a 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. St. Louis City (8-4-1) grabbed the lead in the 10th minute on ... Read More »
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