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Canada's Zhao eliminated from French Open qualifying with loss to Czechia's Bejlek

PARIS — Canada's Carol Zhao was eliminated from the women's French Open qualifying tournament with a 6-4, 6-1 loss to Czechia's Sara Bejlek on Wednesday. Bejlek won 73 per cent of first service points and 67 per cent of points on second serve.

May 24, 2023 10:07 AM Read more >

Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3

DALLAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights kept their composure and got the best payback after an ugly hit early against their captain.

May 24, 2023 12:45 AM Read more >

Stars lose Jamie Benn, pull Jake Oettinger early in Game 3 to fall into 0-3 hole in West

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars could be without captain Jamie Benn for more than all of that time he missed in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final after being ejected for his ugly hit early against Vegas captain Mark Stone .

May 23, 2023 11:23 PM Read more >

Tatum scores 33, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4

MIAMI (AP) — Down nine early in the third quarter, down 3-0 in the series, the Boston Celtics knew their season was completely on the brink. Three minutes later, everything looked different.

May 23, 2023 10:26 PM Read more >

Blue Jays rout Rays 20-1 as Guerrero Jr has 6 RBIs, position players give up 10 runs

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays dugout got a laugh when slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. struck out against a position player. Given a second chance against Luke Raley, Guerrero hit his fourth career grand slam.

May 23, 2023 8:45 PM Read more >

Canada's Cyle Larin turns heads in Valladolid's 3-1 upset win over Barcelona

VALLADOLID, Spain — Canadian forward Cyle Larin scored a goal and added an assist to help Real Valladolid move out of La Liga's relegation zone with a 3-1 upset win over champion Barcelona on Tuesday. The 28-year-old from Brampton, Ont.

May 23, 2023 5:36 PM Read more >

Canada tops Czechs at men's hockey worlds, will face Finland in quarterfinals

RIGA, Latvia — Tyler Myers scored the winning goal just over four minutes into the third period as Canada ended preliminary-round play at the men's world hockey championship Tuesday with a 3-1 win over Czechia.

May 23, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >

Jays make five roster moves ahead of game against Rays, including activating Cimber

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays made five roster moves ahead of Tuesday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

May 23, 2023 3:05 PM Read more >

Big Smoked: Unsettled and disappointing time across Toronto's pro sports scene

TORONTO — Hey Toronto sports fans: don't let the disappointment, underperformance and unsettling times with your city's professional teams get you down. At least the Grey Cup champion Argonauts will soon be back in action.

May 23, 2023 2:53 PM Read more >

Canada's Carol Zhao advances to second round of French Open qualifying

PARIS — Canada's Carol Zhao advanced to the second round of the French Open women's qualifying tournament with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 win over Poland's Katarzyna Kawa on Tuesday. Zhao, from Richmond Hill, Ont.

May 23, 2023 2:41 PM Read more >