John Schneider had an unhappy pitcher on his hands following Friday’s loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, but the Toronto Blue Jays manager appears to have defused any tension created by Eric Lauer‘s post-game comments. Lauer came out of the bullpen behind opener Braydon Fisher in Toronto’s 6-3 loss to Arizona, something he told reporters that …
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DENVER — Jamal Murray scored 30 points, going 16 of 16 from the free-throw line, and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets shook off a sluggish start to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday in the opener of their first-round playoff series. Jokic had 25 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and a bloody …
Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall each scored, goaltender Frederik Andersen recorded a shutout and the Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Saturday to take Game 1. Stankoven opened the scoring early in the second period after he was left open in the slot and slid a puck through the five-hole of Senators goalie Linus …
CHICAGO — Pinch-hitter Carson Kelly connected for a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs handed the New York Mets their 10th consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory on Saturday. Ian Happ also homered for Chicago in its fourth consecutive win. Jameson Taillon (1-1) pitched six crisp innings. It’s the longest …
The Toronto Blue Jays will look to bounce back against the Arizona Diamondbacks without a key bat. Varsho exited Friday’s loss in the third inning with right knee discomfort. Manager John Schneider confirmed that the outfielder will not undergo imaging and is considered day-to-day. It’s unclear if Varsho will be available off the bench for …
OTTAWA — Brianne Jenner and Jocelyne Larocque led the way for their younger counterparts Saturday afternoon in the Ottawa Charge’s 5-1 win over the New York Sirens. Jenner, 34, had a goal and two assists, while Larocque, 37, chipped in a goal and an assist. Ronja Savolainen, Peyton Hemp and Rebecca Leslie also scored. Gwyneth …
The Ottawa Senators went down a man on their blue line in the opening game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The team did not immediately announce the nature or severity of the injury. The incident occurred in the second period as Zub laid a big hit into Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis, but wound up taking …
MONTREAL — Prince Owusu scored on a penalty kick and added three assists to spark CF Montreal to a 4-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. Montreal (2-6-0) finished off a season sweep of New York (3-3-2) and snapped its losing streak at four in the club’s first match under interim coach …
The Dallas Stars will be getting a boost to their blue line for Game 1 of the playoffs. The 26-year-old was injured in a regular-season game against the Wild on April 9 due to a check from Ryan Hartman. He was forced to miss the Stars’ final three games of the regular season with a …