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QPR will be without defender Chris Samba for the visit of Barclays Premier League strugglers Newcastle on Sunday. The Magpies will be chasing a positive result to strengthen their survival bid and Samba (knee) will still be absent for already ...

OTTAWA Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night. Daniel Alfredsson got Ottawa even 1-1 by scoring a ...

Here's my recap of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Quarterfinals and a preview of the Conference Semifinals, which begin Tuesday, May 14. #8 New York Islanders vs. #1 Pittsburgh Penguins (Penguins win series 4-2) Hart Trophy candidate John ...

TORONTO - A young Toronto team whose previous exposure to the NHL playoffs was largely watching them on TV is looking to make a little post-season history of its own.Captain Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel scored third-period goals Sunday night as the ...

BOSTON - Tyler Bozak and Clarke MacArthur scored as the Toronto Maple Leafs stayed alive in the playoffs, hanging on to defeat the Boston Bruins 2-1 Friday night.Trailing three games to one, the hard-skating Leafs probed the Bruins from all angles ...

TORONTO - There's something about the playoffs that gets the best out of Boston Bruins forward David Krejci.Krejci, in his sixth year in the NHL with the Bruins, broke the Toronto Maple Leafs hearts on Wednesday night with a hat trick, including the ...

MONTREAL - Molson Coors is rooting for Canada's NHL hockey teams to come from behind and go deep in the playoffs in order to spur beer consumption."The longer the Canadian teams stay in the playoffs the happier we'll be," CEO Peter Swinburn said in ...

CANTON, Ga. - Former big-league outfielder Otis Nixon has been arrested on drug charges following a weekend traffic stop in suburban Atlanta.Nixon was pulled over just after midnight Saturday after another driver called police to report a Dodge Ram ...

MONTREAL -- After watching Lars Eller taken off the ice on a stretcher the previous night, the Montreal Canadiens, especially goaltender Carey Price, found some extra motivation against the Ottawa Senators. Price came through with a 29-save ...