National Sports

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Canada's women's basketball team returned to action with a dominant win Saturday, trouncing the U.S. Virgin Islands 101-41 at the AmeriCup tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Shaina Pellington of Pickering, Ont.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens could be on the cusp of getting some key pieces back in the lineup as they prepare for their toughest challenge yet — the Vegas Golden Knights.

COPENHAGEN (AP) — Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was taken to a hospital Saturday after collapsing on the field during a match at the European Championship.

STUTTGART, Germany — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is once again through to the finals at the Stuttgart Open.

Friday's Games NBA Playoffs Best-of-Seven Second Round Philadelphia 127 Atlanta 111 (Philadelphia leads series 2-1) Phoenix 116 Denver 102 (Phoenix leads series 3-0) --- MLB American League Tampa Bay 4 Baltimore 2 Cleveland 7 Seattle 0 Chicago White

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a line drive off the Green Monster to drive in the game-winning run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Friday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Pride month means a little bit more to Canadian figure skater Kaitlyn Weaver this year. The two-time Olympian and former Canadian ice dancing champion publicly came out as a queer woman on Friday in an interview with CBC and in a post on Instagram.

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has used her birthday honors list to celebrate those at the forefront of the U.K.

In the midst of a global pandemic, Akim Aliu has been places he'd never dreamt of.

MONTREAL — Quebec's Health Department says the Montreal Canadiens have made a request to increase capacity during home games at the Bell Centre. It said in an emailed statement Friday the request is being analyzed.