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VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The trial of French soccer player Karim Benzema and four others began Wednesday outside Paris, without the Real Madrid forward in attendance.

The first time Canadian Kevin Pangos walked onto the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse floor in his No. 6 Cavaliers jersey, his dad Bill was back at his Cleveland hotel room battling a nasty bout of food poisoning.

ONTARIO, Calif. — Martin Frk scored on a power play in 2:07 into overtime and the Ontario Reign beat the Abbotsford Canucks 4-3 in American Hockey League action Tuesday.

KENT, Wash. — A third-period power-play goal proved to be the difference maker Tuesday as the Seattle Thunderbirds downed the Spokane Chiefs 5-3 in Western Hockey League play.

EDMONTON — It was a sloppy win, but the Edmonton Oilers weren’t about to complain.

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BOSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a tying home run in the eighth inning and the Houston offense awakened with seven runs in the ninth on Tuesday night as the Astros came back to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2, evening the AL Championship Series at two games

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens are really feeling the Stanley Cup final hangover. A 5-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night dropped Montreal — who played in the 2020-21 Stanley Cup final only three months ago — to an 0-4-0 record.

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KITCHENER, Ont. — Mitchell Martin had two goals and an assist Tuesday as the Kitchener Rangers doubled up the Guelph Storm 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League action.