MADRID — Atletico Madrid held on after an early charge by Barcelona to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time in nearly a decade on Tuesday. Atletico advanced 3-2 on aggregate despite a 2-1 loss to the Catalan club. Diego Simeone’s team had won the first leg 2-0 in Barcelona last week. Barcelona, …
Brady Tkachuk appears to have avoided a major injury after a scary scene over the weekend. The Ottawa Senators captain appeared woozy on the ice after an accidental collision with New York Islanders defenceman Ryan Pulock on Saturday and didn’t return to that game. He also missed Sunday’s game against the New Jersey Devils. But …
Raptors vs. Cavaliers April 14
It was a tight playoff race until it was not. With so many possibilities in play last Friday, and the potential for playoff-clinching scenarios to play out on the final day of the regular season, the ensuing results locked in the 16 playoff teams. So we know who will be in the dance, and we …
Lenyn Sosa has reported to the team and will be available against the Milwaukee Brewers (7:40 p.m. ET / 4:40 p.m. PT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+), the team announced. Sosa was acquired from the Chicago White Sox on Monday in exchange for outfield prospect Jordan Rich. The 26-year-old is batting .212/.212/.303 with three RBI in …
Holliday will be shut down for a few days, then a new rehab assignment will be assessed. The No. 1 pick in the 2022 draft underwent surgery for a broken hamate bone in his right hand in February. Holliday is slashing .167/.239/.214 with two doubles and three RBI over his first 11 rehab contests. The …
Vancouver’s mayor says he is bringing forward a motion in council that aims to bring a Major League Baseball franchise to the city, in light of the league recently broaching the subject of expansion. Ken Sim says in a statement that the motion scheduled to come before council on April 22 will direct city staff …
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez cruised into the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Alexandra Eala of the Philippines on Tuesday. Fernandez overcame six double-faults by breaking Eala four times on eight chances. Eala had just three break point chances against Fernandez and converted one. Fernandez will next face …
As we head into the final days of the regular season and wait to see what comes out of the locker clean-out days for all the non-playoff teams, I thought I’d take another look at what’s going on and being talked about around the league… • Still no word on where things stand regarding the …
Free agent centre Temi Fágbénlé has agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal to join the Tempo, ESPN’s Alexa Philippou reported Tuesday. This is the second new franchise she joins after being taken fifth overall by the Golden State Valkyries in last year’s expansion draft. “I’m excited for this next chapter with the Toronto Tempo,” …