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Panthers eliminate Leafs as Toronto heads into an off-season with plenty of questions

By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2023

TORONTO – Morgan Rielly fought his emotions. John Tavares didn’t want to think about tomorrow. Auston Matthews lamented an opportunity missed. Mitch Marner said the belief remains intact. The Maple Leafs’ season ended in overtime Friday night. The difficult questions about what comes next have already started. Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and ... Read More »

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QMJHL playoffs: Remparts beat Mooseheads to take 1-0 series lead in final

By The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2023

QUEBEC – The Quebec Remparts are still perfect in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs. Forward Justin Robidas scored twice as Quebec beat the Halifax Mooseheads 5-1 in front of 18, 259 home fans to open the QMJHL playoffs and take a 1-0 series lead. Theo Rochette, Zachary Bolduc and Pier-Olivier Roy also scored ... Read More »

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WHL playoffs: Ice beat Thunderbirds to take 1-0 series lead in final

By The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2023

WINNIPEG – Carson Latimer scored the game-winning goal as the Winnipeg Ice beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 to take a 1-0 series lead in the Western Hockey League final. Evan Friesen and Connor McClennon scored the other goals for Winnipeg, which took a 3-0 lead in the second period in front of a raucous crowd ... Read More »

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Heat back to the NBA’s final four, top Knicks 96-92 for 4-2 series win

By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on May 12th, 2023

MIAMI (AP) – Heat coach Erik Spoelstra walked into the postgame interview room, a cup of a celebratory beverage in his hand, took a seat and began explaining how difficult the journey has been for Heat. The regular season was a struggle. They needed to survive the play-in. They were three minutes away from going ... Read More »

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Cousins scores in OT, Panthers eliminate Maple Leafs in five games

By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2023

TORONTO – The Maple Leafs are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers downed Toronto 3-2 on Friday to win the teams’ second-round playoff series 4-1. Cousins buried his second goal of the playoffs off the rush shortside on ... Read More »

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Panthers eliminate Maple Leafs from NHL playoffs in five games

By The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2023

TORONTO – The Maple Leafs are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers downed Toronto 3-2 to win the teams’ second-round playoff series 4-1. Cousins buried his second goal of the playoffs off the rush shortside on Leafs rookie ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Panthers eliminate Maple Leafs from NHL playoffs in five games

By The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2023

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have been eliminated from the NHL playoffs after a 3-2 overtime defeat to the visiting Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the second round. More coming... Read More »

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Injury-plagued Toronto Arrows rally late to tie Rugby ATL 34-34 in MLR play

By The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2023

TORONTO – Shane O’Leary’s late penalty lifted Toronto into a 34-34 tie with Rugby ATL on Friday, ending the Arrows’ seven-game losing streak in Major League Rugby play. Toronto (1-9-1) went down early and mounted one comeback after another, finally catching Atlanta (5-5-1). After O’Leary’s boot tied it with three minutes remaining, Atlanta opted not ... Read More »

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Leafs’ Rielly denied game-tying goal after review deems play was whistled dead

By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2023

TORONTO – Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly thought he scored the game-tying goal late in the second period of Friday’s Game 5 against the Florida Panthers but a video review resulted in a no-goal decision. Fans at Scotiabank Arena watched a video replay of the puck crossing the line and were irate that Florida retained ... Read More »

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Bassitt pitches shutout as Blue Jays open series with 3-0 win over Braves

By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on May 12th, 2023

TORONTO – Chris Bassitt tossed a complete-game, two-hit shutout to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-0 victory in the opener of their series against the National League-leading Atlanta Braves on Friday. Bassitt (5-2) struck out eight and walked two to help the Blue Jays (22-16) end a two-game losing streak and hand the Braves ... Read More »

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