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Jorge Soler's 3-run double in the 9th inning gives Angels 5-4 win over Blue Jays

Jorge Soler's 3-run double in the 9th inning gives Angels 5-4 win over Blue Jays

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jorge Soler lined a double into the left-field corner with the bases loaded to drive in three runs in the ninth inning and lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
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Rookie Gosling stars in Sceptres' 3-2 Game 1 win over Frost in PWHL playoffs

Rookie Gosling stars in Sceptres' 3-2 Game 1 win over Frost in PWHL playoffs

TORONTO — Julia Gosling saved her first PWHL even-strength goal for the post-season. The rookie scored twice in her playoff debut as the Toronto Sceptres defeated the Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Wednesday in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series.
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Reigning Cup champion Florida Panthers remain confident as they head home in 0-2 hole

Reigning Cup champion Florida Panthers remain confident as they head home in 0-2 hole

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs avoided targeting Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett on Wednesday after he elbowed goalie Anthony Stolarz in the opener of their second-round playoff series. Victory proved to be the sweetest revenge.
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Thunder set NBA playoff record for first-half points with 87 vs. Denver in Game 2 of West semis

Thunder set NBA playoff record for first-half points with 87 vs. Denver in Game 2 of West semis

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder set an NBA playoff record for first-half points with 87 against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday.
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Forge FC defeats Halifax Wanderers 3-1 in Canadian Championship play

Forge FC defeats Halifax Wanderers 3-1 in Canadian Championship play

HAMILTON — Mo Babouli scored twice as Forge FC defeated Halifax Wanderers 3-1in Telus Canadian Championship preliminary-round play Wednesday. Forge also profited from a Halifax own goal. Thomas Meilleur-Giguère scored for Halifax.
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Valour FC avenges 2023 loss to TSS Rovers, moves on in Canadian Championship play

Valour FC avenges 2023 loss to TSS Rovers, moves on in Canadian Championship play

WINNIPEG — Unlike 2023, semi-pro TSS Rovers did not manage to get past Valour FC this time. But the League1 B.C. champion made the Canadian Premier League side work for its 1-0 Telus Canadian Championship preliminary-round win Wednesday.
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Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer throws to hitters for the 1st time since going on injured list

Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer throws to hitters for the 1st time since going on injured list

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Max Scherzer took what the Toronto Blue Jays hope is a significant step in his return from a right thumb injury on Wednesday when he threw to hitters for the first time since going on the injured list in March .
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NCAA settlement plan for roster limits gets do-over to save players who lost spots on teams

NCAA settlement plan for roster limits gets do-over to save players who lost spots on teams

Attorneys handling the $2.
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Complainant in hockey players' sex assault trial says she adopted a 'persona' to cope

Complainant in hockey players' sex assault trial says she adopted a 'persona' to cope

A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five ex-world junior hockey players agreed Wednesday that she took on a "porn star persona" as a coping mechanism while in a hotel room with the men and that it may have appeared to them that she was
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Blue Jays call up outfielder Clase and reliever Fisher; send down Roden and Tate

Blue Jays call up outfielder Clase and reliever Fisher; send down Roden and Tate

LOS ANGELES — Outfielder Jonatan Clase was recalled from triple-A Buffalo and right-handed pitcher Braydon Fisher was selected to the Blue Jays' major-league roster before Toronto's game against the Los Angeles Angels tonight.
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