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Benoit plays unlikely OT hero, Leafs take 3-0 lead in Battle of Ontario

Benoit plays unlikely OT hero, Leafs take 3-0 lead in Battle of Ontario

OTTAWA — Simon Benoit wasn't sure how to react. The Maple Leafs defenceman had just flung a puck on goal through traffic in overtime. He found himself in the middle of a wild celebration seconds later.
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Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside

Catholics remember Pope Francis as a friend of Africa, with some setting theology aside

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis’ 2015 visit , its streets haunted by fear and division.
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Schmidt scores again, Bobrovsky has 19 saves as Panthers beat Lightning for 2-0 series lead

Schmidt scores again, Bobrovsky has 19 saves as Panthers beat Lightning for 2-0 series lead

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nate Schmidt scored his third goal in two games, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 shots and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.
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Schmidt scores again, Bobrovsky has 19 saves as Panthers beat Lightning for 2-0 series lead

Schmidt scores again, Bobrovsky has 19 saves as Panthers beat Lightning for 2-0 series lead

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nate Schmidt scored his third goal in two games, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 shots and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.
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A deleted condolence after pope’s death revealed tension between Israel and the Vatican

A deleted condolence after pope’s death revealed tension between Israel and the Vatican

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced, Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: “Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing." Several hours later, it was deleted without explanation.
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Packers select wide receiver Matthew Golden with No. 23 pick in NFL draft

Packers select wide receiver Matthew Golden with No. 23 pick in NFL draft

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Matthew Golden was well aware that the Green Bay Packers hadn’t selected a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL draft since 2002. But that didn’t shake Golden’s confidence that his name would be called by the Packers.
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Seahawks select guard Grey Zabel of North Dakota State with No. 18 pick in the NFL draft

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Grey Zabel uses three words to lay out his priorities. Family. Football. Farming.
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Buffalo Bills address need at cornerback by selecting Kentucky's Maxwell Hairston 30th in NFL draft

Buffalo Bills address need at cornerback by selecting Kentucky's Maxwell Hairston 30th in NFL draft

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Maxwell Hairston’s blistering speed wasn’t the only thing that helped convince Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane to select the Kentucky cornerback in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night.
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Lions get Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams with 28th pick in NFL draft

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Defensive tackle Tyleik Williams had been on the Detroit Lions’ radar, and general manager Brad Holmes jumped at the chance to draft the Ohio State product with the 28th overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night.
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Grizzlies guard Ja Morant exits playoff game vs Thunder with left hip contusion after hard fall

Grizzlies guard Ja Morant exits playoff game vs Thunder with left hip contusion after hard fall

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis guard Ja Morant was knocked out of the Grizzlies' playoff game against Oklahoma City on Thursday night with a left hip injury after taking a hard fall under the basket late in the first half.
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