National Sports

RIGA, Latvia — Canadian forward Joe Veleno was given a five-game suspension Sunday for stomping on the leg of an opponent at the world hockey championship. The International Ice Hockey Federation's disciplinary panel ruled he violated Rule No.

LONDON — Alex Russell scored with a minute remaining to give Canada a dramatic 12-7 win over Kenya in a relegation playoff final Sunday, preserving the Canadian men's status as a core team on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — American cyclist Brandon McNulty won the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday for his first victory in a Grand Tour while Bruno Armirail kept hold of the leader’s pink jersey as the race prepares for a dramatic and decisive

VANCOUVER — It's a question that Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini would like to find an answer for.

Saturday's Games NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals Florida 2 Carolina 1 (OT) (Florida leads best-of-seven series 2-0) --- World Hockey Championship Preliminary Round At Riga, Latvia Switzerland 3 Canada 2 Czechia 2 Norwar 0 Latvia 7 Kazakhst

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk finished off a second straight overtime win — this time needing only a few minutes instead of four extra periods — then pointed again toward the door along the boards that led to the locker room.

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikola Jokic was far from his usual dominant self while mired in foul trouble, and Jamal Murray cooled off after his scorching first half.

TORONTO (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning when third baseman Matt Chapman’s throw hit him in the back on Austin Hays’ grounder, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 Saturday to become the second te

CALGARY — Zed Williams scored twice and added three assists as the visiting Colorado Mammoth edged the Calgary Roughnecks 9-7 on Saturday night to win the National Lacrosse League's best-of-three Western Conference final series 2-1.