National Sports

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Laval Rocket were three minutes away from winning Game 1 of their AHL Eastern Conference final when the host Springfield Thunderbirds spoiled the victory party.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps showed their "never say die" attitude once again Saturday, says goalkeeper Cody Cropper.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Xavier Bourgault ignited a three-goal second period with back-to-back markers as the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes opened the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship series on Saturday with a 5-1 victory over the Charlottetown

TORONTO — Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios had a dead arm in a forgettable start last weekend in Anaheim. It was certainly back to life on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

PARIS (AP) — Tennis Hall of Famer and equal rights advocate Billie Jean King thinks the French Open should have scheduled more women’s matches for the Grand Slam tournament's high-attention night sessions — both out of fairness and because that's the

TORONTO — Larry Hillman, who was part of six Stanley Cup-winning teams over a lengthy and well-travelled pro hockey career, has died at age 85.

MADRID (AP) — Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, are splitting up, the pair said Saturday.

PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek is so efficient, so smooth, with a racket in her hand, seemingly never flustered a bit and, for months now, never beaten.

PARIS (AP) — France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped his appeal against a conviction for complicity in blackmail in a sex-tape case that rocked French soccer, his lawyer said Saturday.

Many veterans on the Montreal Canadiens consider Carey Price to be the backbone of their team and felt he was deserving of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy he received yesterday.