Henrik Lundqvist, Rangers shut out Devils for series lead

After 14 games and two nail-biting playoff series wins, the New York Rangers insist they have plenty left to make a run at the Stanley Cup. If any proof was needed, Henrik Lundqvist provided it with a shutout victory over the well-rested New Jersey Devils in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night. Lundqvist made 21 saves in his fifth career playoff shutout. Rookie Chris Kreider, defenceman Dan Girardi, and Artem Anisimov all had a goal and ...

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Rays spoil Blue Jays’ homecoming

Luke Scott and Sean Rodriguez each drove in two runs in a six-run fifth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 Monday. Blue Jays starter Brandon Morrow (4-2) was foiled in his attempt for his fifth consecutive win when first baseman Adam Lind’s error led to the five unearned runs in the Rays’ huge fifth inning. It was the second loss in a row for the Blue Jays (19-17), who opened a seven-game home stand ...

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Sixers hold off Celtics to even series: NBA playoffs

Sixers 82, Celtics 81 Evan Turner made the go-ahead layup with 40.4 seconds left and Philadelphia held off Boston the rest of the way with six straight free throws as the 76ers evened the second-round Eastern Conference series with an 82-81 victory Monday night. Turner completed with 10 points, including his layup that put the Sixers up 76-75. He added two free throws with 12 seconds to go. Jrue Holiday scored 18 points and Andre Iguodala added 13 points, seven ...

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Dave Tippett’s deft touch will be tested against the Kings

Dave Tippett has exhibited throughout his coaching NHL coaching career that he can squeeze plenty of juice out of teams lacking in star power. That Midas touch will be needed once again if the Phoenix Coyotes bounce back after their miserable 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings in the West final opener. GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes rise from a team with ownership problems and an uncertain future in the desert to a successful on-ice operation began when ...

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Manchester City fans line the streets for victory parade

In a city more accustomed to a sea of red during title celebrations, blue confetti fell over the streets. Manchester City paraded the Premier League trophy before about 100,000 fans Monday in celebration of its first English title in 44 years. Blue and white ticker-tape and streamers rained down on the team bus as City players displayed the trophy they had wrested from crosstown rival Manchester United a day earlier. Fans climbed lampposts and jostled for position on roof tops ...

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Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving to be named NBA Rookie of the Year

Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is hours away from being named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. The Cavs state they will make a “major announcement” along with the league on Tuesday morning at Cleveland Clinic Courts, the team’s training facility in Independence. The team did not specify what will be announced, but The Associated Press was one of several media outlets to report on Sunday that Irving, the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft, will win the ...

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Davis Sanchez retires after 11-year CFL career

Veteran defensive back Davis Sanchez has called it a career after 11 CFL seasons, the last two with the B.C. Lions. Wally Buono told reporters on a conference call that the 37-year-old is retiring after helping the Lions early in their Grey Cup-winning 2011 season. Sanchez’s campaign was cut short after five games due to an elbow injury. Later in an interview, Buono praised him for serving as a valuable mentor and leader as the Lions finished their improbable march ...

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Ivanovic advances at Italian Open, Wozniak out

In a matchup of former French Open champions, 13th-seeded Ana Ivanovic beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3 Monday in a windy first-round match at the Italian Open. “It was tough out there this day but it was the same for both of us,” stated Ivanovic, who won her only major at Roland Garros in 2008. “I just tried to move and to adjust and really tried to look at the ball and move forward. It was difficult at times and the ...

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Brent Sutter embraces role with Canada after split with Flames

Brent Sutter has completely moved on. There’s been an undeniable enthusiasm radiating from Canada’s coach throughout the IIHF World Hockey Championship — a job opportunity that came directly on the heels of a mutual decision to part ways with the Calgary Flames last month. “With everything that happened there so quickly [it was good] to get away from it and come over and coach a team that is about all the right things,” Sutter stated Monday after practice. “These guys ...

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Toughest task yet awaits Rangers, Devils

Familiarity breeds not only contempt heading into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final betweenthe New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils, who split six nasty gamesduring the regular season. The New Rangers have had only 22 hours to check for bullet holes while the New Jersey Devils have had five full days off. So does New Jersey have an advantage as the Eastern Conference final begins Monday night at Madison Square Garden (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 8 p.m.

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