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VANCOUVER — Four days after their first road loss of the year, the Vancouver Whitecaps will get a chance at redemption.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes kept losing close games to come within 60 minutes of exiting the NHL playoffs in an embarrassing sweep.

SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. — The Montreal Alouettes were prepared to welcome recently signed first-round draft pick Geoffrey Cantin-Arku to training camp Tuesday.

Four games into the second round of the NBA playoffs, the No. 1 seeds from each conference find themselves in two different places. East top seed Boston and West top seed Oklahoma City both made it through the first round with relative ease.

TORONTO — Emphasizing the entertainment in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment is the main reason for significant renovations to Toronto's Scotiabank Arena.

PRAGUE (AP) — After two overtime wins, Latvia beat Kazakhstan 2-0 on Tuesday for its third straight victory at the ice hockey world championship.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Bruins captain Brad Marchand will not play in Game 5 of Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, coach Jim Montgomery said.

The sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to return to a London, Ont., court next month.

DENVER (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his 21st birthday as the Dallas Stars pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination Monday night with a 5-1 win in Game 4 that came hours after Avalanche standout Valeri Nichushkin was suspended f

DALLAS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was making his normal share of shots through three quarters for Oklahoma City. Most of his teammates weren't, until it mattered most.