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MONTREAL — The Canadiens were pleased with how a lot of things went Sunday. They were shot out of a cannon early, dominated much of the play and carried a 1-0 lead midway through the third period.

SAN DIEGO — A rough day at the U.S. Open for Mackenzie Hughes saw the Canadian golfer lose his lead early and fall out of contention at Torrey Pines Sunday. Hughes of Dundas, Ont.

TORONTO — Penny Oleksiak describes Summer McIntosh as "all gas, no brakes." The 14-year-old McIntosh will be among Canada's youngest Olympians in Tokyo, if not the youngest.

MONTREAL (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon was placed in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker had 40 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double and the Phoenix Suns overcame Chris Paul's absence to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-114 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

D.C. United esports gamer Mohamed (KingCJ0) Alioune Diop defeated Agit (AgitPower) Katilmis of the Vancouver Whitecaps in a penalty shootout Sunday to win the EA Sports FIFA 21 Global Series North American Playoffs for PlayStation.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Reese McGuire had three doubles during a four-hit performance, leading Hyun Jin Ryu and the Toronto Blue Jays past the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 Sunday.

MONTREAL — Dominique Ducharme felt helpless. The Montreal Canadiens interim head coach — hours after testing positive for COVID-19 — was sitting at home as his team battled in the third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Qatar will require spectators at the 2022 World Cup to have received coronavirus vaccines to get into games, the government has announced.

OSTRAVA, Czechia — Tyler McGregor scored a hat trick and Liam Hickey added two goals and three assists as Canada shut out South Korea 8-0 on Sunday at the world para-hockey championship.