Ice hockey refree. Photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / ModestilIce hockey refree. Photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / Modestil
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Schedule for Friday, May 8th

NHL Playoffs Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. (Washington leads series 3-1) Anaheim at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. (Anaheim leads series 2-1)

World Hockey Championship At Prague Czech Republic vs. Austria, 10:15 a.m. Germany vs. Latvia, 2:15 p.m. At Ostrava Slovenia vs. Norway, 10:15 a.m. U.S. vs. Denmark, 2:15 p.m.

OHL Final Erie at Oshawa, 7:35 p.m.

NBA Playoffs Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. (series tied 1-1) Houston at L.A. Clippers (series tied 1-1)

MLB American League Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Texas at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

National League Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Miami at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

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(left to right) SPS Deputy Chief Michael Van Sickle and Acting Chief Mike Federico. June 25, 2026. (Photo by Natalia Vega)

SPS turns off comments

SPS Board Chair Kelly Ash said the decision followed discussions with Acting Chief Mike Federico and aligns with practices at other police services.

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Scoreboard, June 26

The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.