National Sports
Comeback win in Orlando shows Toronto FC is on the right track under John Herdman
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2024
The fun has only just started, says Toronto FC coach John Herdman. At 5-4-1 after 10 games, it’s hard not to agree. There are positive signs in the present and real hope for the future for a Toronto team that finished last in Major League Soccer last season at 4-20-10. The latest evidence of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Islanders avoid sweep by beating Hurricanes 3-2 in double overtime
By The Associated Press on April 28th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to avoid a sweep in their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series. Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored and Semyon Varlamov stopped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wyatt Johnston scores in OT, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to cut series deficit to 2-1
By W.g. Ramirez, The Associated Press on April 28th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Wyatt Johnston scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 victory over Vegas on Saturday night, cutting the defending champion Golden Knights’ series lead to 2-1. Johnston, who had a team-high eight shots, dragged the puck down the left side to the goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, April 27, 2024
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2024
Saturday’s Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Boston 3 Toronto 1 (Boston leads best-of-seven series 3-1) Dallas 3 Vegas 2 (OT) (Vegas leads best-of-seven series 2-1) N.Y. Islanders 3 Carolina 2 (2OT) (Carolina leads best-of-seven series 3-1) Tampa Bay 6 Florida 3 (Florida leads best-of-seven series 3-1) — PWHL Montreal 2 Ottawa 0 Boston 2 Minnesota ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marchand stars again, Swayman solid as Bruins push disjointed Leafs to the brink
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2024
TORONTO – Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were having an animated discussion on the bench. William Nylander was caught by cameras muttering to himself during the second-period exchange. Marner then took off his gloves and slammed them on the ground. The Maple Leafs were down 2-0 in a game they desperately needed Saturday. The angst ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Winterhawks earn split with 5-3 win over Cougars
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2024
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – James Stefan’s power-play goal at 7:33 of the third period snapped a 2-2 deadlock and lifted the visiting Portland Winterhawks to a 5-3 victory on Saturday night over the Prince George Cougars to tie the Western Hockey League’s Western Conference final series at a game apiece. Gabe Klassen, Jack O’Brien, Diego ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marchand stars again, Swayman solid as Bruins push frustrated Leafs to the brink
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2024
TORONTO – Brad Marchand became the Bruins’ all-time leading playoff goal-scorer and added an assist as Boston suffocated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams’ first-round playoff series. James van Riemsdyk and David Pastrnak had the other goals for Boston, which can close out the best-of-seven series ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No offence, but visiting Montreal ties Columbus Crew 0-0
By The Associated Press on April 27th, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Jonathan Sirois had four saves for CF Montreal and Patrick Schulte stopped two shots for the Columbus Crew in a scoreless Major League Soccer draw on Saturday night. Columbus (3-1-6) upped its unbeaten run at home to 27 matches in all competitions and has played to five straight draws in league ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Morgan’s goal helps short-handed Red Bulls tie Whitecaps 1-1
By The Associated Press on April 27th, 2024
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) – Lewis Morgan scored his seventh goal of the season, Carlos Coronel had three saves and the short-handed New York Red Bulls held on Saturday night for a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps. New York (4-1-5) is unbeaten in six consecutive games since a 3-0 loss to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kim, Green tied for lead in LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship
By The Associated Press on April 27th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Grace Kim stumbled to a 5-over 76 on Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship – and still held onto a share of the lead. It was that kind of a day at Wilshire Country Club, the tree-lined layout made difficult by bumpy poa annua greens and tricky wind ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spicer, Owusu score late goals to lift Toronto FC to comeback win in Orlando
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. – Late goals by Tyrese Spicer and Prince Owusu lifted Toronto FC to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer play Saturday night. Orlando had seemed headed to victory thanks to Duncan McGuire’s 37th-minute strike. But Federico Bernardeschi’s long ball found Kobe Franklin on the right of ... Read More »
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