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TORONTO — NHL general managers left their annual March meetings in Florida filled with optimism. The salary cap was projected to hit at least US$84 million in 2020-21 — a bump of $2.

Hamilton's Forge FC will learn its path in the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF League next Monday at the tournament draw in Miami. The 22-team competition is a feeder event that will send six clubs to the 2021 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.

VANCOUVER — Samuel Piette says his Montreal Impact teammates showed "a lot of character" in a feisty battle against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday.

SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy — Simon Yates held off a final-stage challenge from Geraint Thomas to win the eight-day Tirreno-Adriatico race Monday and set himself up as one of the favourites for the Giro d'Italia.

Sunday's Games NHL Eastern Conference Final Tampa Bay 4 N.Y. Islanders 1 (Lightning lead series 3-1) --- NBA Western Conference Semifinals Denver 111 L.A.

NEW YORK — A U.S. Open unlike any other finished unlike any other — with an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker as Dominic Thiem became the first man in 71 years to win the tournament final after dropping the opening two sets.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Mirim Lee ran toward the water for the winner's leap into Poppie's Pond, and there was no blue wall to stop her. How she even got to that point as the ANA Inspiration champion was shocking even to Lee.

EDMONTON — While the New York Islanders were celebrating Brock Nelson scoring the first goal of the game, Tampa Bay Lightning centre Yanni Gourde was steaming about giving it up. Coach Jon Cooper decided to keep him on the ice for some redemption.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a home run completely out of Sahlen Field and Hyun Jin Ryu made the early lead stand up, winning his fourth straight decision as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 7-3 Sunday.

MILWAUKEE — From college walk-on to major league starter, Chicago Cubs right-hander Alec Mills had to earn most every break he got.