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DENVER — CJ McCollum scored 20 points, picking up the slack with backcourt mate Damian Lillard struggling, and the Portland Trail Blazers turned back the Denver Nuggets 97-90 on Wednesday night to even their playoff series at 1-1.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Sebastian Aho set up Justin Williams' go-ahead goal with 9:45 remaining, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-0 lead in their second-round series.

VANCOUVER — A co-owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps says he's been troubled for several weeks by decade-old allegations of abuse and harassment by a former coach with the club. "We don't like it.

BARCELONA, Spain — Facing its toughest opponent of the season, Barcelona once again turned to Lionel Messi to move the team within one step of reaching its first Champions League final in four seasons.

OTTAWA — The commissioner of the National Hockey League hit back Wednesday at the notion of banning any kind of head contact in hockey, telling a parliamentary panel that such a rule would be impossible to enforce and lead to the end of hitting in ho

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Favourite Omaha Beach was scratched from the Kentucky Derby because of a breathing problem Wednesday night.

It's not that Michael Gligic doesn't care about his results anymore. He's just learned to keep golf in its proper perspective, helping him relax on the course. That laid-back approach has helped the Canadian stay near the top of the Web.

Canada's sport and science minister was critical of an international decision that will force female athletes with unusually high levels of testosterone to medicate themselves to compete.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam walked into Paul Weir's coaching office at New Mexico State one day and asked to borrow a book on basketball. It was a moment that spoke volumes about just how raw the scrawny rookie from Cameroon was.

Montreal Canadiens winger Jonathan Drouin has undergone surgery for a "previously fractured nose," the club announced Wednesday.