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Poulin’s power-play goal lifts Victoire past Frost, Montreal to play Ottawa in final

LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — The Montreal Victoire are heading to their first Walter Cup final as they defeated the two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost 2-1 at Place Bell on Tuesday night in the fifth and deciding game of their Professional Women's Hockey League semifinal. Marie-Philip Poulin scored the winning goal at 3:06 of the third period on the power play. The win sets up a best-of-five final against the Ottawa Charge, ensuring that the league will crown its first Canadian champion. It was Poulin's second winning goal of the tight series. The game, which was originally ...

Wembanyama responds to ejection with a dominant Game 5 as Spurs rout Wolves

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had at least one teammate who hoped the San Antonio Spurs superstar would return angry. His coach expected a mature approach from Wembanyama after his first career ejection a game earlier. The Spurs got both, much to the dismay of the Timberwolves. "They ain't mutually exclusive," Wembanyama said. "I'm looking for both." Wembanyama had 27 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks as San Antonio beat Minnesota 126-97 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series. "I feel like we got the Vic that you've seen all year," ...

PWHL draft class headed by 5 US gold medal-winning Olympians, including Wisconsin’s Caroline Harvey

The PWHL's upcoming draft class is made up of a 235-player pool and, as highly anticipated, headed by five members of the U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning team, including defender Caroline Harvey. The league on Tuesday revealed its player-declaration list, which represents its largest prospect pool since the PWHL's inaugural draft totaled 268 in 2023. And this year's group features 23 players who competed at the Milan Cortina Games in February. The quality and quantity of talent represents one of the reasons why the eight-team league elected to add as many as four expansion franchises ...

Allisha Gray scores 26, Angel Reese gets another double-double, and the Dream beat the Wings 77-72

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 26 points, Angel Reese had 12 points and 16 rebounds for her 51st career double-double, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Dallas Wings 77-72 on Tuesday night. Reese grabbed eight offensive rebounds — one more than Dallas had as a team. The 24-year-old Reese also had 14 rebounds in the opener on Saturday to become the second youngest WNBA player to reach 50 career double-doubles behind Tina Charles. Jordin Canada had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Rhyne Howard added 14 points for Atlanta (2-0), which only got five points ...