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James Neal's hat trick helped the Pittsburgh Penguins end an impressive but improbable run for the Ottawa Senators in the top NHL playoffs stories from Friday.

Ty Rattie scored the winner in the third period and Mac Carruth made 34 saves as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the London Knights 2-1 in the semifinal of the MasterCard Memorial Cup.

Canadian Joey Votto, fresh off his NL player of the week honours, has been a key contributor to the Cincinnati Reds' success this season. His .358 batting average has helped his squad catapult up to fourth in this week's CBCSports.ca MLB Power Rankings.

The Ottawa Senators surprised a lot of people with a first-round victory over the Canadiens. The second round proved to be more of a challenge than the #peskysens could handle. Here's how the players themselves reacted to be eliminated by the Penguins.

When Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was ejected from Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles, his sister expressed her displeasure on social media.

Daniel Alfredsson and his Senators dropped Game 5 to the Penguins, but was this Alfie's final game? CBCSports.ca's Tim Wharnsby writes that family will weigh heavily in his decision.

On Coach's Corner Friday night, Don Cherry says Daniel Alfredsson's comments about not being able to come back against the Penguins happened because reporters came into the room too soon.

Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, David West knocked away two passes by LeBron James for huge turnovers in the final minute, and the Indiana Pacers evened the Eastern Conference finals with a 97-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 2.

The Baltimore Orioles jumped out to a big early lead and held on for a 10-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday at the Rogers Centre.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to the Eastern Conference final after a 6-2 victory on Friday over the Ottawa Senators. Pittsburgh won the conference semifinal series 4-1.

Second-round play at the Colonial was delayed and then suspended because of storms Friday, but Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., finished his round and is second on the leaderboard.

The Penguins will take it, but the Ottawa Senators were up in arms after a controversial goal by Brenden Morrow opened the scoring on Friday night.

The TELUS Break Away Cam follows the player or camera angle you want to watch during featured Hockey Night in Canada games. Check out tonight's Senators-Penguins game on 2nd Screen and vote for your favourite player.

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St. Mary Marauders track star Katelyn Lehner shone bright at the SHSAA North Central District meet Thursday at Prime Minister’s Park, breaking records in all four individual events she competed in.

Lehner set new standards in senior girls 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles and long jump. In regards to the 100m, long jump and hurdles, she broke her own records she set last year as a Grade 11. In the 200m, she broke Danny Stone’s record set in 2008.

Watch live and interact as the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins clash in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal (CBC, CBCSports.ca, live now).

Dan Hawkins likes the look of his new team as the Montreal Alouettes get set for training camp, and he'll be under pressure to do as well as the team's other new coaches have previously done.

To Henrik Lundqvist, packing a suitcase for another trip to Boston is a lot less time-consuming than packing it in, and the New York Rangers are adopting a 'no turning back' attitude heading forward.

Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney signed a long-term contract extension Friday with the NHL-owned team. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said Friday.

The Denver Nuggets are letting general manager Masai Ujiri, the NBA's Executive of the Year, meet with the Toronto Raptors about their GM vacancy, Yahoo Sports is reporting.

Bayern Munich is approaching its third Champions League final in four years with the self-assured calm of a team fully in control after a season of dominance.

In recent years, former NHL players such as Kevin Dineen, John MacLean and Randy Cunneyworth have had mixed results in their first seasons running an NHL bench. How will newly hired Patrick Roy fare in Colorado next season?

Inter Milan reportedly fired coach Andrea Stramaccioni on Friday, five days after concluding Serie A with a highly disappointing ninth-place finish.

A former Canadian Football League all-star has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for assaulting his one-time girlfriend.

Ottawa is facing elimination for the first time in the playoffs, and several goalies are in the spotlight for reasons good and bad. Get your NHL playoff fix in Friday's Need to Know.