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Briere recalls 2010 Flyers had ‘belief’ they could come back from 0-3 deficit
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2023
After dropping a third straight game to Boston in the 2010 NHL playoffs, Daniel Briere remembers his Philadelphia teammates sitting in the locker room wondering how they were suddenly on the verge of elimination. Despite the 0-3 deficit, the Flyers still felt they were the better team, he said. Philadelphia then went out and proved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former CFL, NFL quarterback Joe Kapp dead at age of 85
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2023
Joe Kapp was larger than life, on and off the football field. The fiery quarterback led the B.C. Lions to their first Grey Cup title, then made global headlines more than 45 years later when he came to blows with fellow Hall of Famer Angelo Mosco. Kapp died Monday night at the age of 85. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avalanche’s Landeskog to undergo knee cartilage transplant
By The Associated Press on May 9th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is set to undergo cartilage transplant surgery on his right knee and expected to miss the entire 2023-24 NHL season. The team on Tuesday announced that Landeskog will have the operation Wednesday in Chicago. Dr. Brian Cole at the Rush University Medical Center is scheduled to perform ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former CFL, NFL quarterback Joe Kapp passes away at the age of 85
By The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2023
Joe Kapp, the former CFL and NFL star quarterback, has died. He was 85. According to CFL officials, Kapp died Monday night. He had reportedly been battling dementia for more than a decade. Kapp played collegiately at the University of California, Berkley and was taken in the 18th round of the 1959 NFL draft by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside NHL draft lottery Blackhawks won for Connor Bedard
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on May 9th, 2023
SECAUCUS, N.J. – The Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL draft lottery and the chance to select Connor Bedard long before Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly revealed it on national television. The process to determine who got the No. 1 pick and Bedard, considered hockey’s top prospect since Connor McDavid, actually wrapped up about 80 minutes earlier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers vow they’ll bounce back from blowout loss with a strong Game 4
By Steven Sandor, The Canadian Press on May 9th, 2023
EDMONTON – It happens to a lot of people who go to Las Vegas. You head to Sin City, then return home with one heck of a hangover. After splitting the first two games of their Western Conference semifinal series in Vegas, the Edmonton Oilers were anything but sharp back on home ice Monday night. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights take goaltending situation in stride, down Oilers 5-1 to lead series
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
EDMONTON – The Vegas Golden Knights weren’t rattled by their goaltending carousel spinning once again in Monday’s 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers to lead their playoff series 2-1. The Knights started five different goaltenders in the regular season because of injuries before landing on Laurent Brossoit as their playoff man. Brossoit left Monday’s first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on May 8th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 on Monday night. LeBron James scored 27 points and Anthony Davis had 23 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Monday, May 8, 2023
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
Monday’s Scoreboard NHL Playoffs Second Round Vegas 5 Edmonton 1 (Vegas leads best-of-seven series 2-1) — NBA Playoffs Second Round Miami 109 New York 101 (Miami leads best-of-seven series 3-1) L.A. Lakers 104 Golden State 101 (Los Angeles leads best-of-seven series 3-1) — Major League Baseball American League Detroit 6 Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay 3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 8th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – The lead was shaky at times. The shooting went cold. The building got tense. There were moments when the Miami Heat looked like they were about to get themselves into trouble. And they found a way – again. The unpredictable ride of the eighth-seeded Heat continues, with Miami on the brink of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL playoffs: Thunderbirds edge Blazers 4-2, punch ticket to championship series
By The Canadian Press on May 8th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Seattle Thunderbirds have punched their ticket to the Western Hockey League championship series. Kyle Crnkovic’s goal 10 minutes into the third period stood up as the winner as the T-Birds defeated the Kamloops Blazers 4-2 to win the best-of-seven Western Conference final in six games. Jared Davidson, Sawyer Mynio and Reid ... Read More »
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