Champions League final: Real Madrid seals 15th European Cup after 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund
LONDON (AP) - Vinicius Junior scored and sealed a record-extending 15th European Cup for Real Madrid after a 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in the final on Saturday. The Brazil forward doubled Madrid's lead in the 83rd minute at Wembley Stadium, nine minutes after after Dani Carvajal headed the Spanish giant in fron...
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Leon, Lacasse lead Canadian women's soccer team past Mexico 2-0
MONTREAL - Adriana Leon and Cloé Lacasse scored in the second half to lift Canada to a 2-0 win over Mexico in a pre-Olympic women's international soccer friendly Saturday. Leon corralled a pass from Evelyne Viens in the 73rd minute before slotting a left-footed strike past Mexican goalkeeper Celeste Espino to op...
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Bottom feeders in November, Oilers sit one win away from Stanley Cup final
DALLAS - Kris Knoblauch arrived to find a locker room in turmoil. The Edmonton Oilers - among the Stanley Cup favourites when training camp opened - had got off to a disastrous start to the NHL season. The club was in a tailspin, languishing near the bottom of the standings despite a roster led by superstar forwards Co...
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Bisons catcher Henry hospitalized overnight after getting hit by backswing, now resting, recovering
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Catcher Payton Henry of the Buffalo Bisons was hospitalized overnight after he was struck by a batter's backswing on Friday night and carted off the field on a stretcher. In a statement Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays' Triple-A affiliate said Henry was discharged from hospital and "doing well...
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On a wing and a prayer, pigeon rescued by a French Open chair umpire during match
PARIS (AP) - This one's for the birds: A pigeon landed on the court during a French Open match Saturday, leading the chair umpire to use a towel to rescue the fallen fowl. The pigeon dropped to the red clay at Court Suzanne Lenglen - and remained on the ground - during a changeover in the fourth set of 2021 U.S. Open c...
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Blue Jays place closer Jordan Romano on injured list due to right elbow inflammation
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed closer Jordan Romano on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. The 31-year-old right-hander has a 1-2 record, eight saves and a 6.59 earned-run average over 15 appearances this year. Romano, from Markham, Ont., missed the first 17 games of the season with a ...
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Firkus becomes first-ever Warrior to win CHL player of the year, earns top scorer
FRANKENMUTH - Jagger Firkus of the Moose Jaw Warriors has been named the David Branch Player of the Year Award winner at the Canadian Hockey League awards. Firkus became the first player in Warriors history to win the award and did so after leading the CHL with 126 points (61 goals, 65 assists), to also earn the top sc...
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Kyrie Irving said late in the season the Mavericks were just getting started
Kyrie Irving was not making a threat, nor was he boasting, nor was he saying anything that would be considered outlandish. It was the final week of the regular season. He and the Dallas Mavericks had just clinched a division title and Irving was asked to talk about what it means. He didn't look back. He looked ahead. &...
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Predators fall in OT in game one of Founder Cup play-in, turn focus to game two
The Prince Albert Predators have their backs against the wall in their Founders Cup play-in series following game one on Friday. The Preds dropped the contest in overtime, a close 11-10 battle against Regina's Queen City Kings. With the win, Q.C. is on the cusp of their second straight Jr. B National Championship appea...
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Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances to fourth round at French Open
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime won his rain-interrupted match Saturday to advance to the fourth round at the French Open. The tournament's 21st-seed from Montreal was a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 winner over No. 15 Ben Shelton of the United States. Auger-Aliassime was up 5-4 on Friday before rain suspended the match. He too...
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