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Senators beat the Hurricanes 6-3 to move into the second wild-card spot in the East

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored twice and the Ottawa Senators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Sunday night to move into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa moved a point ahead of the New York Islanders for the last playoff spot with five games left. The Senators are five points ... Read More »

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Tkachuk scores twice, Senators help playoff chances by beating Hurricanes 6-3

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

OTTAWA — Captain Brady Tkachuk had Ottawa fans chanting “we want playoffs” after scoring his second goal of the game en route to a Senators’ 6-3 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes Sunday. The victory lifts the Senators (40-27-10) into the final wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference with five games left to play. ... Read More »

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Monday scores as a late sub and the Spirit win their first of the season 2-0 over Bay FC

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Gift Monday scored just two minutes after entering the game las a late substitute and the Washington Spirit beat Bay FC 2-0 on Sunday. It was the first win of the National Women’s Soccer League season for the Spirit (1-1-3), who also got an own goal. Trinity Rodman, still looking ... Read More »

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CJ Kayfus, Gabriel Arias drive in 2 runs apiece as Guardians down Cubs 6-5 to split doubleheader

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

CLEVELAND (AP) — CJ Kayfus homered and Gabriel Arias hit an RBI single in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 and split a doubleheader Sunday. Shut out 1-0 in the opener, the Guardians were six outs from being swept when Kayfus, who entered as a pinch-hitter in ... Read More »

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Umpire Ron Kulpa diagnosed with concussion after being hit on mask with foul ball

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Umpire Ron Kulpa has been diagnosed with a concussion and will be sidelined for at least a week. Kulpa left the Miami Marlins’ game at the New York Yankees on Saturday in the fourth after a foul ball hit his mask earlier in the inning. MLB said Sunday that Kulpa was ... Read More »

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Double Dose: Flavor Flav visits Fenway Park and TD Garden on same day

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

BOSTON (AP) — Flavor Flav was a part of a sports doubleheader in Boston on Sunday. Wearing a white Red Sox baseball jersey with the number 1/2 and his name in red on the back, he bounced a ceremonial first pitch to Boston’s backup infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa before they lost to the Padres 8-6. A ... Read More »

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Lakers and LeBron James face uncertainty without injured Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are finished for the rest of the regular season due to injuries, and the Los Angeles Lakers could finish anywhere from third to fifth in the Western Conference playoff race. For now, the Lakers will lean on LeBron James as their primary scorer and floor leader, while ... Read More »

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Torrens’ pinch-hit double keys Mets’ 4-run 8th as New York knocks off the Giants again, 5-2

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Luis Torrens keyed New York’s four-run eighth inning with a two-run double and the Mets made it three straight wins over the San Francisco Giants with a 5-2 victory Sunday. Jorge Polanco doubled off Keaton Winn (0-1) with one out in the eighth and then pinch-runner Tyrone Taylor moved to ... Read More »

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Kye Robinson, Colin Mitchell help Mary Washington edge Emory 75-73 for 1st D-III championship

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kye Robinson scored 27 points and Colin Mitchell scored on a putback at the buzzer as Mary Washington withstood a furious Emory rally for a 75-73 victory on Sunday to win its first Division III championship. Mitchell grabbed a miss by Robinson and scored the winner for Mary Washington’s Eagles (30-3) after ... Read More »

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Dubois beats Harper by unanimous decision to add WBO lightweight title to WBC crown

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Caroline Dubois added the WBO lightweight title to her WBC crown with a unanimous points victory over fellow Briton Terri Harper on Sunday. The London-born younger sister of heavyweight Daniel Dubois scored a 98-91, 97-92, 98-91 win to see off Harper, who was bleeding heavily after a clash of heads in the ... Read More »

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Ohtani homers, delivers go-ahead sacrifice fly as Dodgers complete sweep of Nationals, 8-6

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered and hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat the Washington Nationals 8-6 and complete a three-game sweep Sunday. Teoscar Hernández and Dalton Rushing also homered for Los Angeles, which has won four of its last five. Luis García Jr. ... Read More »

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