Coming into Sunday’s contest against the Arizona Diamondbacks amidst a major slump, the Blue Jays’ bats woke up in a big way. Toronto tied a franchise record with eight first-inning runs, sending 12 batters to the plate, collecting eight hits and walking once. The Blue Jays had previously scored eight runs in the first inning …
The Toronto Raptors will hope to have some backcourt reinforcement when they take the court for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Immanuel Quickley was listed as questionable for Monday’s contest after missing Toronto’s Game 1 loss with a hamstring strain. Quickley suffered the injury in the Raptors’ regular-season finale. …
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Savannah Harmon and Daryl Watts each scored a goal, Raygan Kirk had 24 saves, and the Toronto Sceptres beat the Minnesota Frost 2-0 on Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Sceptres (10-1-5-12), who had lost back-to-back games and four of their last five, are two points behind Ottawa for …
So if we can’t have a doctor’s clearance, a hockey writer’s eye will have to do. After consecutive practices centring Vasily Podkolzin and Kasperi Kapanen, Sportsnet.ca is declaring Draisaitl as highly likely to play in Game 1 against Anaheim. He looks ready, and has been skating hard since last Tuesday. A week of pushing himself, and then …
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in his first playoff game since rupturing his right Achilles tendon last season, and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 123-91 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup on Sunday. Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and Neemias Queta added 13 for the second-seeded …
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch won’t yet say whether Leon Draisaitl will play in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks. The German forward sat out the last 14 games of the regular season with a knee injury sustained March 15. Draisaitl has been skating with the team for the …
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark looked right at home inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday. She wore her favourite Indiana Fever practice gear, stretched and ran with teammates and, of course, flashed her trademark smile. And while she didn’t line up any three-pointers during the open portion of the team’s first training camp practice, everyone knows those will be …
In recent weeks, we’ve seen fighters like featherweight legend Cub Swanson and past TUF winner Michael Chiesa end their respective UFC careers with stoppage wins, absorbing little damage, before being sent off into retirement with a video montage honouring their career. Gilbert Burns, like most professional mixed martial artists, wasn’t so fortunate. Afterwards, with tears …
MEXICO CITY — Bryson DeChambeau withdrew from the final round of LIV Golf Mexico City on Sunday, citing an injury to his wrist that he did not want to further aggravate. DeChambeau, who was trying to become the first player to win three straight times on LIV Golf, started poorly at Chapultepec Golf Club and …
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City swung the Premier League title race in its favor by beating Arsenal 2-1 on Sunday thanks to a second-half winner by Erling Haaland. Haaland’s league-leading 23rd goal of the campaign in the 65th minute allowed City to trim the gap to Arsenal, the long-time frontrunner, to three points. City has …