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SPOKANE — Bryce Pickford had two goals and one assist in leading the Medicine Hat Tigers past the Spokane Chiefs 5-2 on Wednesday in the Western Hockey League championship series. Hunter St.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kasperi Kapanen scored on a scramble in front of the net at 7:14 of overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to advance to the Western Conference final for the second year in a

TORONTO — Moments after the Florida Panthers put the finishing touches on their decisive Game 5 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the dressing-room boom box blasted Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al.

TORONTO — After celebrating its first home win of the season Saturday, Toronto FC came back down to earth Wednesday.

MONTREAL — Marco Donadel believes CF Montreal showed progress despite settling for a 1-1 draw after taking a first-half lead against the Columbus Crew on Wednesday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Colorado Rockies lost 8-3 to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night to become the first team in baseball's modern era to lose 36 of their first 43 games.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Taylor Heise scored in overtime after a two-goal effort by Kendall Coyne Schofield and the defending champion Minnesota Frost eliminated the second-seeded Toronto Sceptres with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night.

RIMOUSKI — Vincent Collard scored four goals, Mathis Rousseau made 43 saves and the Moncton Wildcats took a 3-0 series lead behind a 6-4 win over the Rimouski Océanic on Wednesday in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League finals.

TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk's three-run blast powered the Toronto Blue Jays past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Wednesday. Kirk's third home run of the season broke open the game after Toronto (21-21) trailed by a run for two innings.

TORONTO — Craig Berube shook things up Wednesday. The Maple Leafs head coach made two changes at forward for Game 5 of Toronto's second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers.