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DeMar DeRozan poured in 37 points to match his playoff high, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 130-119 on Tuesday, taking a 2-0 lead in their opening-round playoff series.

Backup guard Fred VanVleet is returning to the Toronto Raptors' lineup.

The Calgary Flames fired head coach Glen Gulutzan on Tuesday after two years with the club. Assistant coaches Dave Cameron and Paul Jerrard were also relieved of their duties.

Oft-injured Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise could miss two months with a broken sternum, while Philadelphia Flyers' Sean Couturier is questionable after being helped off the ice at practice on Tuesday.

Oft-injured Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise could miss two months with a broken sternum, while Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz is giving goalie Braden Holtby another chance to regain his form in Game 3 Tuesday night at Columbus.

FIFA charged World Cup host Russia with fan racism on Tuesday, less than two months before the tournament begins. Monkey chants were aimed at black French players, including Paul Pogba, during France's 3-1 friendly win over Russia in St. Petersburg last month.

Rookie defenceman Tucker Poolman may play for the Winnipeg Jets in place of the injured Tyler Myers Tuesday in Game 4 of the opening-round series against the Minnesota Wild.

Sarah Sellers ranked 42nd going into Monday's race, but unexpectedly outpaced some of the world's top runners to finish second.

The Toronto Blue Jays' doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals will go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday after inclement weather that caused damage to the roof at Rogers Centre cancelled Monday's game.

Randal Grichuk belted a three-run homer to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a convincing 11-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Later, Luke Maile drove in the winning run as the Blue Jays edged the Royals 5-4 in 10 innings to sweep the night.

Randal Grichuk belted a three-run homer to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a convincing 11-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader.

Animal rights groups have condemned the use of a bear that performed before a Russian soccer match. The New York-based World Animal Protection group said it's clear from the footage that "cruel training methods have been used" on the bear.

Joonas Donskoi scored one goal and set up another to start a four-goal barrage in the second period and the San Jose Sharks raced past Anaheim for the third straight game, beating the Ducks 8-1 on Monday night for a 3-0 series lead.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, including one as part of a three-goal first period and another to chase Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne from the game, and the Colorado Avalanche held off the Predators 5-3 in Game 3 on Monday night to pull to 2-1 in the first-round series.

The Danish goaltender was on point, including an incredible late save to keep the Leafs up 4-2 ​

Early in Boston's 4-2 loss in Game 3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre, Bruins foward Riley Nash was handed a controversial delay-of-game penalty for clearing the puck over the glass from inside his zone.

Dwyane Wade turned in a vintage performance, scoring 28 points to end the 76ers' 17-game winning streak and lead the Miami Heat to a 113-103 Game 2 win over Philadelphia on Monday night and even the first-round playoff series.

Thrust into a larger role for Monday's Game 3, Tomas Plekanec played what Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock called his best game since being acquired before the NHL trade deadline.

Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists, setting up Stefan Noesen's game-winner with 7:05 play, and the New Jersey Devils scored four times in the third to claw their way back into their first-round series with Tampa Bay on Monday night, beating the Lightning 5-2 in Game 3.

Auston Matthews scored the go-ahead goal in the second period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Boston 4-2 on Monday to cut the Bruins' lead in their first-round series to 2-1.

In a startling display, the Washington Nationals slugger broke his bat into two pieces, yet still hit a long home run Monday night against the New York Mets.

Serge Ibaka had the benefit of training camp and a full season with the Raptors, and on Saturday, he had a team-high 23 points and 12 rebounds in Toronto's Game 1 victory over Washington.

Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck wasn't showing any negative signs about being pulled from the Jets' 6-2 Game 3 loss to the Minnesota Wild. And don't expect any panic desperation or frustration from Winnipeg when it resumes the best-of-seven, opening-round series Tuesday night.