Pressure mounts for Toronto FC in wake of poor homestand
A nine-game homestand that looked promising at the start ended in despair for Toronto FC. TFC closed out its two-month residence at BMO Field last week with a 4-2 loss…
Avalanche look to close out series with focus, pressure in Game 5
With a chance to advance halfway to the Stanley Cup with a win in Game 5 of their second-round matchup against the Minnesota Wild, the Avalanche have not closed out…
Pressure falls on Avalanche as they aim to purge playoff ghosts
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild are not the only team in this playoff series with ghosts. Their apparitions were just more obvious and easily purged than the phantoms…
Ducks learning to thrive in playoff pressure heading into Game 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Stanley Cup Playoffs can change a team. The high stakes and the frenzied crowds annually inspire hockey players who can handle them to ever-higher levels of…
Pressure starting to build on Blue Jays after sweep by Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A sweep at Tropicana Field pushed the Blue Jays five games under .500 while their search for answers on offence continues. Technically speaking, the 16-21 Blue…
Notebook: Pressure on Dobes can be alleviated by breakthrough for Canadiens stars
MONTREAL — It took decades for the Montreal Canadiens to ice a roster that didn’t have to depend on miracles from its goaltender to win, but this star-studded version of…
Oilers notebook: Veterans not sweating the pressure of Game 6
ANAHEIM — With their team’s season on the line again, Edmonton Oilers fans will watch nervously Thursday night. More so than the players, actually, who have been in more of…
Truecaller faces mounting pressure as growth slows in India, its largest market, while telcos, Apple, and Google roll out caller ID and spam-blocking features (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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Mets spiral from contender to major league cellar as pressure on Mendoza builds
NEW YORK — Ping-pong and shuffleboard have been removed from the New York Mets clubhouse this season, replaced by a chessboard and cribbage table. Recreational activities have changed, but the…
Hurricanes buckling under the pressure that Panthers embrace
RALEIGH, N.C. — Seconds after saying he wasn’t much of a thinker, Brad Marchand waxed poetic on what it takes to rise above pressure and come through in the clutch,…