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Jayson Tatum scores 33 points, Celtics rebound from loss to beat Cavs 106-93 for 2-1 series lead
By Tom Withers, The Associated Press on May 11th, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) – Green uniforms. Big shots. Championship-level intensity. The Boston Celtics looked much more like themselves in Game 3. Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, Jaylen Brown added 28 and the No. 1-seeded Celtics bounced back from a stumble at home, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-93 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accusations fly in wake of ugly player melee following Toronto FC’s 3-2 loss to NYCFC
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
Toronto FC saw its five-game winning streak end in ugly fashion Saturday in a 3-2 loss to New York City FC that saw seven yellow cards, one red and a frenzied post-game melee. There was bad blood between the two teams dating back to New York’s 2-1 win on March 16 when there was an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tatum scores 33 points, Celtics rebound to beat Cavs 106-93
By Tom Withers, The Associated Press on May 11th, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) – Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, Jaylen Brown added 28 and the Boston Celtics looked more like themselves after stumbling at home, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-93 on Saturday night in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The top-seeded Celtics didn’t mess around after dropping Game 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA roundup: Mavericks take 2-1 series lead with 105-101 win over Thunder
By The Associated Press on May 11th, 2024
DALLAS (AP) – Kyrie Irving scored 22 points, including a running left-hander in the lane in the final minute to help Dallas hold on, and the Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-101 on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in the NBA’s best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals. Luka Doncic also had 22 points to go with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accusations fly in wake of ugly player melee following Toronto FC’s 2-1 loss to NYCFC
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
Toronto FC saw its five-game winning streak end in ugly fashion Saturday in a 3-2 loss to New York City FC that saw seven yellow cards, one red and a frenzied post-game melee. There was bad blood between the two teams dating back to New York’s 2-1 win on March 16 when there was an ... Read More »
5 responsesOHL roundup: Knights blitz Generals 9-1, lead championship series 2-0
By The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
LONDON, Ont. – The Oshawa Generals have two major problems to solve in the next 48 hours: How to prevent goals, and how to score them. Kasper Halttunen scored three times and added an assist on Saturday as the London Knights blitzed the visiting Generals 9-1 in the second game of the Ontario Hockey League’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York City FC holds on to defeat Toronto FC 3-2 in ill-tempered MLS match
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
TORONTO – Santi Rodriguez, Malachi Jones and Andres Perea scored and New York City FC held on to defeat Toronto FC 3-2 in an ill-tempered MLS game Saturday, ending TFC’s five-game winning streak across all competitions. For the 20-year-old Jones, a teammate of Toronto rookie Tyrese Spicer at Lipscomb University, it was his first MLS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inter Miami erases two-goal deficit to beat Montreal 3-2 as Messi arrives in Canada
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – Benjamin Cremaschi scored the go-ahead goal in the 59th minute, and Inter Miami CF erased a two-goal deficit to defeat CF Montreal 3-2 in Lionel Messi’s first professional match in Canada on Saturday. Messi – considered by many as the greatest footballer ever – was held off the scoresheet despite being in scorching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skjei helps Hurricanes beat Rangers 4-3 to extend playoff series
By Aaron Beard, The Associated Press on May 11th, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Brady Skjei scored on the power play with 3:11 left to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday night, staving off a sweep by winning Game 4 of the second-round playoff series. Skjei’s shot from the point came off a feed from Tuevo Teravainen, with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans flock to Stade Saputo as ‘Messi Mania’ arrives in Montreal: ‘This is just crazy’
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on May 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – Lionel Messi superfan Pier-Marc Brunelle is finally getting the chance to see his idol play live. And he can’t believe that it’s happening in Montreal of all places. Brunelle, 25, travelled to Europe on separate occasions hoping to see Messi play for FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, but the Argentine superstar didn’t take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sagstrom, Zhang break away in Founders Cup, dashing Korda’s bid for record sixth straight win on LPGA Tour
By Tom Canavan, The Associated Press on May 11th, 2024
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) – Madelene Sagstrom and Rose Zhang left Nelly Korda and everyone else way behind Saturday in the Cognizant Founders Cup. Trying to win a record sixth straight LPGA Tour event, Korda was 11 shots behind Sagstrom and 10 back of two-time NCAA champion Zhang with a round left at Upper Montclair Country ... Read More »
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