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WASHINGTON — Vice-President Mike Pence's chief of staff said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are “absurd and silly.

EDMONTON — Nazem Kadri scored the go-ahead goal with 6:06 remaining in a wild third period as the Colorado Avalanche regrouped to beat the Dallas Stars 6-4 in Game 3 on Wednesday night. Dallas has a 2-1 advantage in the second-round series.

TORONTO — Hockey analyst Kelly Hrudey wanted the NHL to respond in a meaningful way after NBA teams boycotted their playoff games Wednesday in the wake of the weekend shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police in Wisconsin.

TORONTO — Phillippe Myers scored 2:40 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece.

Wednesday's Games NHL Playoffs Best-of-Seven Eastern Conference Semifinals at Toronto Philadelphia 4 N.Y.

TORONTO — Jon Cooper was asked Wednesday morning about a power play that has come up empty in recent weeks. "We have some pretty good players on the ice," Tampa Bay's head coach responded. "Pucks are going to go in." Turns out he was onto something.

Five Major League Soccer matches were postponed Wednesday night as players made a collective statement against racial injustice.

NEW YORK — The Western & Southern Open tennis tournament says it will not hold play on Thursday to take "a stance against racial inequality and social injustice that once again has been thrust to the forefront in the United States.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rowdy Tellez drove in four runs, and the Blue Jays bullpen provided Toronto's injury depleted group of starters a much needed rest.

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