The New York Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays shared the letdown of a late rally that just didn't pan out, Ryder Hesjedal continues his quest at the Giro D'Italia, plus more in your top five stories from Tuesday.

Ryan Carter snapped a 3-3 tie with less than five minutes remaining as the New Jersey Devils withstood a New York Rangers rally to find themselves within reach of the Stanley Cup final.

Reggie Lambe scored in the 83rd minute to give Toronto FC a 1-0 win on the night and 2-1 aggregate victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Amway Canadian Championship final Wednesday.

Jrue Holiday scored 20 points, and Elton Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the tough-and-determined Philadelphia 76ers past the Celtics, 82-75 on Wednesday night to send the Eastern Conference semifinals back to Boston for Game 7.

B.J. Upton hit an RBI double in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday. Rich Thompson was hit by a pitch from Darren Oliver (0-2) to start the 11th and scored on Upton's one-out drive into the left-field corner.

The Rangers, who were exactly in this same spot against the Devils 18 years ago, don't need any victory guarantee from a captain this time before a Friday night Game 6 in New Jersey.

Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and an assist in the first period and the defending champion Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the host Shawinigan Cataractes 4-1 before a full house of 4,687 at the Memorial Cup on Wednesday night.

The IOC has eliminated Doha and Baku from the list of candidates to host the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul made the cut as the IOC executive board trimmed the five-city field to a shortlist of three finalists.

The Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday extended the contract of head coach Alain Vigneault, who has guided the club to the best regular-season record in the NHL the past two seasons.

Joaquin Rodriguez won the tough 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, to keep his grip on the overall lead. Canadian Ryder Hesjedal remains 30 seconds behind Rodriguez in the race for the pink jersey.

Bishop's Gaiters football players Luca Urbani and Vincent Plourde were given two-year suspensions Wednesday for anti-doping rules violations.

The Miami Heat will be minus suspended players Udonis Haslem and Dexter Pittman when they try to eliminate the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal on Thursday.

Usain Bolt has never been known for fast starts, but the Jamaican sprinter says his main focus this season is to become quicker out of the blocks, which Bolt thinks could lead to a world-record performance at the London Olympics.

The former coach of the Edmonton Oilers says it's tough to leave a team midway through its rebuild. But in his first comments after his contract wasn't renewed, Tom Renney suggested that his focus on the team's future might have been part of his problem.

Lucian Bute says he has no fears about the hostile crowd that most certainly awaits him in his attempt to defend his IBF super-middleweight title this weekend in England against Carl Froch.