National Sports

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos each had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 on Saturday to open a commanding lead in their second-round playoff series.

RIMINI, Italy — The Canadian men's volleyball team came back from two sets down to force a fifth set before falling 3-2 to Italy on Saturday in Nations League play. Set scores were 25-19, 25-21, 21-25, 26-28 and 15-11.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Joe Panik homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Saturday. Panik's tiebreaking three-run shot off José Urquidy gave Toronto a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning.

RIGA, Latvia — Andrew Mangiapane continued his dominant performance at the world hockey championship with two goals, including the game winner, and Canada advanced the final with a 4-2 win over the United States on Saturday.

GAVIRATE, Italy — Canada’s PR3 mixed coxed four is headed to the Tokyo Paralympics after finishing first at a qualifying regatta Saturday. Bayleigh Hooper (Chatsworth, Ont.), Andrew Todd (Thunder Bay, Ont.

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Charles Leclerc has his own recipe for pole position in Formula One this season. A street circuit, an unexpectedly fast Ferrari and a crash.

WINNIPEG — Carey Price turned aside 30 shots in a 1-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets Friday – and then put the spotlight on his Montreal Canadiens teammates.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Zack Greinke pitched his first complete game since 2017, Carlos Correa homered twice and Martin Maldonado hit a grand slam, leading the Houston Astros over the Toronto Blue Jays 13-1 on Friday night.

Canada coach John Herdman is renowned for his meticulous planning, with almost every eventuality taken into consideration.

WINNIPEG — Mark Schiefele's voice caught in his throat Friday as he talked about the hate directed toward his loved ones this week in the aftermath of a controversial hockey play.