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WHL playoffs: Royals rebound from tough loss to crush Chiefs 5-1

WHL playoffs: Royals rebound from tough loss to crush Chiefs 5-1

SPOKANE — A night after dropping a 4-3 heartbreaker in double overtime, the visiting Victoria Royals bounced back with a 5-1 victory over the Spokane Chiefs on Monday in Western Hockey League playoff action at Veterans Memorial Arena.
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Canadiens miss another chance to clinch despite Demidov's stellar debut

Canadiens miss another chance to clinch despite Demidov's stellar debut

MONTREAL — It was shaping up as a perfect script for the Montreal Canadiens to punch their ticket to the playoffs. After years of rebuilding, top prospect Ivan Demidov — one of the final core pieces of that rebuild — dazzled in his NHL debut.
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Blackhawks prospect Ryan Greene makes his NHL debut

Blackhawks prospect Ryan Greene makes his NHL debut

MONTREAL (AP) — After a whirlwind couple of days, Ryan Greene made his NHL debut with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. Greene skated for almost 13 minutes in a 4-3 shootout win at Montreal.
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Blue Jays starter Easton Lucas struggles in 8-4 loss to Atlanta Braves

Blue Jays starter Easton Lucas struggles in 8-4 loss to Atlanta Braves

TORONTO — Toronto starter Easton Lucas finally gave up his first earned run of the season on Monday night. The problem for the Blue Jays left-hander was once the Atlanta Braves started scoring, they didn't let up.
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OHL playoffs: Greentree scores 5 goals as Spitfires roll past Rangers 6-3

OHL playoffs: Greentree scores 5 goals as Spitfires roll past Rangers 6-3

KITCHENER — Liam Greentree scored five goals and added an assist as the visiting Windsor Spitfires pushed the Kitchener Rangers to the brink of playoff elimination with a 6-3 win in Ontario Hockey League action on Monday night.
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Canada turns page on women's world hockey prelims with 7-1 win over host Czechs

Canada turns page on women's world hockey prelims with 7-1 win over host Czechs

ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Canada was still a work in progress heading into playoffs at the women's world hockey championship, but its last period before the quarterfinals was a scoring bonanza.
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Demidov dazzles, but Canadiens miss opportunity to clinch with 4-3 loss to Blackhawks

Demidov dazzles, but Canadiens miss opportunity to clinch with 4-3 loss to Blackhawks

MONTREAL — Ivan Demidov electrified the crowd with a goal and an assist in his highly anticipated NHL debut, but the Montreal Canadiens missed a third opportunity to clinch a playoff spot with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday n
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Austin Riley hits two homers, drives in five runs as Braves top Blue Jays 8-4

Austin Riley hits two homers, drives in five runs as Braves top Blue Jays 8-4

TORONTO — Austin Riley drove in five runs with a pair of homers and Sean Murphy hit a two-run blast to power the Atlanta Braves to an 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre.
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'We should be fine': Impact of U.S. tariffs not a major worry for new Flames arena

'We should be fine': Impact of U.S. tariffs not a major worry for new Flames arena

CALGARY — It's three floors down and nowhere to go but up for the new $900-million arena for the NHL’s Calgary Flames, even with the ongoing tariff war with the United States.
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Boxing legend George Foreman remembered for love of family, faith, cheeseburgers

Boxing legend George Foreman remembered for love of family, faith, cheeseburgers

HOUSTON (AP) — George Foreman was remembered Monday in a memorial service in his hometown of Houston for his legendary boxing career as well as for his love of God, family, horses and cheeseburgers — and for his desire to help his fellow man.
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