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Swayman stops 36 shots for third shutout of season as Bruins defeat Jets 3-0

WINNIPEG — Jeremy Swayman gave the Boston Bruins just what they needed Thursday night. Swayman stopped 36 shots for his third shutout of the season as Boston defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 before 14,555 fans at Canada Life Centre.

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Shawinigan Cataractes capture 3-2 shootout win over Victoriaville Tigres

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Felix Lacerte and Stephane Jr Huard scored shootout goals to pace the Shawinigan Cataractes past the Victoriaville Tigres 3-2 in the lone game in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday night.

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Pascal Siakam's double-double lifts Raptors over visiting Thunder 128-111

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet feels like his Toronto Raptors are finding their rhythm with the NBA post-season right around the corner.

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McDonald scores twice to lead North Bay Battalion past Peterborough Petes 5-3

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Kyle McDonald scored twice to lead the North Bay Battalion past the Peterborough Petes 5-3 in the lone game in the Ontario Hockey league on Thursday night.

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Visiting Avalanche score a weird one to beat the Senators 5-4

OTTAWA — Despite their best efforts, the Ottawa Senators came up short against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.

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Baltimore Orioles overcome early deficit to register 7-4 victory over Blue Jays

SARASOTA, Fla. — Starter Zach Thompson allowed five hits and four earned runs over three innings as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Thursday night. The 29-year-old right-hander registered three strikeouts with no walks.

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Panthers score team-record 7 goals in 1st, top Canadiens 9-5

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored twice in Florida's franchise-record, seven-goal first period and the Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 9-5 on Thursday night.

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Mac Neil captures women's 50-yard freestyle event in record fashion at NCAA meet

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Canada's Maggie Mac Neil captured the women's 50-yard freestyle event in record fashion Thursday night at the NCAA swimming championship. Mac Neil, of London, Ont., won the event in an NCAA-record time of 20.

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Princeton stuns Arizona 59-55 in March Madness

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday.

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Canadian men kick off road to 2026 World Cup with games against Curacao, Honduras

TORONTO — The Canadian men reconvene next week for the first time since Qatar as coach John Herdman starts the road to the 2026 World Cup.

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