National Sports
Tigres salvages a draw against Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Juan Jose Purata scored a late equalizer as UANL Tigres salvaged a 1-1 draw against Cruz Azul on Wednesday in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals series. Rodolfo Rotondi put the visitors ahead in the 68th minute and Purata leveled things up with a header in the 84th, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dembélé’s goals are drying up for PSG at the wrong moment with Arsenal looming
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Ousmane Dembélé’s goals are drying up for Paris Saint-Germain at just the wrong moment. PSG has a Champions League semifinal coming up against an Arsenal team brimming with confidence after eliminating 15-time champion Real Madrid in fine style. Dembélé hasn’t scored in the past three Ligue 1 games for French champion PSG ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Capitals beat the Canadiens in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome scored a minute apart early in the second period, Logan Thompson made some spectacular stops among his 25 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series. Thompson was at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyler Seguin scores in OT as Stars withstand late double-minor penalty to beat Avalanche 2-1
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
DENVER (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored at 5:31 of overtime after Dallas killed a late double-minor penalty, and the Stars beat Colorado 2-1 in Game 3 on Wednesday night in a game that featured the return of Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog. Dallas took a 2-1 lead in the first-round series with its second straight overtime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden State’s Jimmy Butler leaves game with pelvis contusion and his status for Game 3 is unknown
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Golden State’s Jimmy Butler sustained a pelvis contusion after taking a hard fall on a foul by Amen Thompson late in the first quarter and missed the rest of the Warriors’ 109-94 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Coach Steve Kerr said he wasn’t sure if Butler would be available ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Langeliers has 4 hits, Butler hits HR to help Athletics beat Rangers 5-2
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers had four hits and Nick Kurtz drove in a run with a base hit his first time up in his major-league debut to help the Athletics beat Texas 5-2 Wednesday on a night that saw the Rangers’ Joc Pederson end a 0-for-41 slump with a pinch-hit double. Lawrence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, April 23, 2025
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Washington 3 Montreal 1 (Washington leads best-of-seven series 2-0) Los Angeles 6 Edmonton 2 (Los Angeles leads best-of-seven series 2-0) Dallas 2 Colorado 1 (OT) (Dallas leads best-of-seven series 2-1) — AHL Playoffs First Round Abbotsford 4 Tucson 3 (Abbotsford leads best-of-three series 1-0) Lehigh Valley 5 WB/Scranton 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rangers’ Joc Pederson ends an 0-for-41 slump with a pinch-hit double in a loss at the A’s
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson ended an 0-for-41 slump with a double in the ninth inning at the Athletics on Wednesday night. Pederson was out of the starting lineup to start the game but entered as a pinch-hitter in the final frame of a 5-2 loss. He drove a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adrian Kempe leads the LA Kings’ offensive spree in a 6-2 win over Oilers for a 2-0 series lead
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe had two third-period goals and two assists, captain Anze Kopitar added a goal and three assists, and the Los Angeles Kings routed the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Wednesday night to seize a 2-0 lead in the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Quinton Byfield and Andrei Kuzmenko scored for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jalen Green makes eight 3s with 38 points to help Rockets even series with 109-94 win over Warriors
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green made eight 3-pointers and scored 38 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 109-94 win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in a testy matchup to even the first-round Western Conference series at one game apiece. The seventh-seeded Warriors never led and played short-handed for most of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cruz blasts 463-foot homer, Heaney retires first 13 batters, and Pirates shut down Angels 3-0
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Oneil Cruz blasted a 463-foot home run to center field — the fourth longest in MLB this season — and Andrew Heaney retired the first 13 batters he faced to help the Pittsburgh Pirates shut down the Los Angeles Angles 3-0 on Wednesday night. Heaney (2-1) struck out nine and allowed ... Read More »
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