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Dick’s Sporting Goods is buying the struggling footwear chain Foot Locker for about $2.4 billion, the second buyout of a major footwear company in as many weeks as business leaders struggle with uncertainty over U.S.

TORONTO — Physics is at the heart of baseball. Take a 96.9 m.p.h. fastball from Ryan Pepiot, add Alejandro Kirk's bat moving at 75.1 m.p.h.

ROME (AP) — The next America’s Cup will be held off Naples, Italy, in 2027, holder Team New Zealand announced on Thursday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oilers are about a lot more than Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, something the Golden Knights learned the hard way.

TORONTO (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, three Florida defensemen scored and the Panthers routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

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.