Struggling Rangers centre Brad Richards said he will be a healthy scratch when New York faces elimination in Game 4 against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. 6

Third-seeded Alize Cornet and Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard won in straight sets Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Strasbourg International.

Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco is denying a woman's claim that he sexually assaulted her, calling the allegations 'laughable.' 1

After Wednesday night's 7-3 blowout of the Ottawa Senators, it's hard to imagine Sidney Crosby and his teammates aren't starting to think about their next trip to Beantown. Pittsburgh now holds a 3-1 series lead heading into a pivotal Game 5 at home on Friday. 3

LeBron James blew past Paul George and made a layup as time expired, and the Heat found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a back-and-forth Game 1 of the East title series Wednesday night.

Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said.

Coach Didier Six and the Togo Football Federation are battling over expenses of about US$128,000 that the Frenchman says he incurred while travelling in Europe to scout possible players for the West African country's national team.

Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya were left off a list of athletes to be given funding ahead of the 2016 Rio Games because neither is currently training or competing, the South African Olympic Committee said Thursday.

A vendor at a Houston stadium has been fired after a fan filmed him taking a tray of snow cones into a stadium bathroom and putting it on the floor of the stall while using the facilities. 1

Vancouver Canucks fired coach Alain Vigneault and assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Browne on Wednesday. Vancouver was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in the last two seasons despite having home-ice advantage, including the four-game loss to the Sharks. 3

Sharks' T.J. Galiardi is accusing Kings goalie Jonathan Quick of exaggerating contact with opposing players Wednesday, claiming the goalie attempts to draw undeserved penalties.

Jose Bautista homered twice and drove in Colby Rasmus with the winning run in the 10th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. 1

Canada has named its team for a women's soccer friendly against the United States and as expected veterans play a major role. 1

Danica Patrick is staying positive even though her first full season on the Sprint Cup series has been a struggle. She is 28th in the Sprint Cup point standings after 11 races and has just one top-10 finish -- that came in the season-opening Daytona 500.