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Jets get good news on Dillon, look to rebound after ugly third period in Game 3 loss

Jets get good news on Dillon, look to rebound after ugly third period in Game 3 loss

DENVER — A handful of Colorado Avalanche players participated in an optional skate Saturday after an emphatic win over Winnipeg a day earlier.
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Mookie Betts leads Dodgers past Blue Jays 4-2; Toronto drops fifth consecutive game

Mookie Betts leads Dodgers past Blue Jays 4-2; Toronto drops fifth consecutive game

TORONTO — Mookie Betts went 3 for 5, including a triple and an RBI single, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Saturday.
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Canadians in the spotlight as Chelsea loses to Barcelona in Women’s Champions League

Canadians in the spotlight as Chelsea loses to Barcelona in Women’s Champions League

LONDON (AP-CP) — Kadeisha Buchanan was sent off and fellow Canadian Ashley Lawrence conceded a penalty as Chelsea's Women's Champions League run ended in the semifinal, dispatched 2-1 on aggregate by Barcelona after losing Saturday's second leg 2-0.
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Powerful penalty kill a big part of playoff success for Vancouver Canucks

Powerful penalty kill a big part of playoff success for Vancouver Canucks

NASHVILLE — Killing penalties hasn't always been a strength for the Vancouver Canucks. The team's penalty kill struggled through much of 2022-23 and threatened to be the worst in NHL history.
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Oilers coach calls McDavid and Draisaitl’s playoff performances remarkable

Oilers coach calls McDavid and Draisaitl’s playoff performances remarkable

LOS ANGELES — Kris Knoblauch is five months into watching Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl go to work.
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Montreal's Desbiens earns first PWHL shutout in 2-0 victory over Ottawa

Montreal's Desbiens earns first PWHL shutout in 2-0 victory over Ottawa

OTTAWA — Ann-Renee Desbiens posted the first shutout of her Professional Women's Hockey League career in Montreal's 2-0 win over host Ottawa on Saturday.
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New York Giants take Canadian Johnson in fourth round of NFL draft

New York Giants take Canadian Johnson in fourth round of NFL draft

It didn't happen when Canadian Theo Johnson thought it would but he landed where he wanted to. The New York Giants selected the Penn State tight end with the seventh pick of the fourth round, No. 107 overall, of the NFL draft Saturday.
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PWHL Minnesota to host new league's 2024 entry draft

PWHL Minnesota to host new league's 2024 entry draft

TORONTO — The Professional Women's Hockey League will hold its second draft in Minnesota in June, though an exact date and location have yet to be announced.
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Unbeaten Leverkusen pulls off another escape; injuries hit Bayern, Dortmund before Champions League

Unbeaten Leverkusen pulls off another escape; injuries hit Bayern, Dortmund before Champions League

BERLIN (AP) — Bayer Neverlosing. Bayer Leverkusen escaped again with another stoppage-time goal to preserve its German record unbeaten season by drawing with Stuttgart 2-2 on Saturday.
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Leafs winger William Nylander on course to suit up in Game 4 against Bruins

Leafs winger William Nylander on course to suit up in Game 4 against Bruins

TORONTO — William Nylander is poised to join the Stanley Cup chase.
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