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BOSTON (AP) — No unprecedented comeback, no last-tick miracle, no cavalcade of higher seeds is going to prevent these Miami Heat from playing for the NBA title.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The first three games of the 2023 Memorial Cup championship produced 32 goals.

DALLAS (AP) — William Karlsson, William Carrier and Jonathan Marchessault are finally getting another chance in the Stanley Cup Final, after the first one that came so quick for the Vegas Golden Knights.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Dominic Cozzolino had five goals and eight points, while James Dunn added three goals as Canada opened the World Para Hockey Championship on Monday night by crushing Korea 15-1 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Kamloops Blazers head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston says defenceman Kyle Masters has been released from hospital and will miss the rest of the Memorial Cup with a lower-body injury.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers went all-in with their NBA championship pursuit on Monday, selecting veteran Nick Nurse as their new coach to try to win the franchise's first title since 1983.

A decisive doubles victory in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers last month helped Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski carry "a pretty good level" into her tournaments leading up to the French Open.

Brad (Superman) Katona earned his way into the UFC by winning Season 27 of "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2018. One win and two losses later, the Winnipeg bantamweight was released by the mixed martial arts promotion.

PARIS — Denis Shapovalov exhaled visibly as he watched Brandon Nakashima's return sail out of play. Nakashima's unforced error capped a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 win for the mercurial Shapovalov on Monday in first-round action at the French Open.

Toronto FC is no stranger to drama or power struggles over the years. In 2014, the MLS club fired manager Ryan Nelsen and virtually his entire coaching staff in the wake of Nelsen's public dressing down of then-general manager Tim Bezbatchenko.