National Sports

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When Andrei Vasilevskiy was thrust into action during the 2015 Stanley Cup Final with starting goaltender Ben Bishop injured, he was a shy, unknown quantity at the beginning of his NHL journey.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup champions for the second year in a row. The Lightning downed the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Wednesday to take the best-of-seven final in five games. It's Tampa Bay's third Stanley Cup in franchise history.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Romell Quioto and Mason Toye scored to help Montreal beat New York City FC 2-1 on Wednesday night at Exploria Stadium. Montreal (5-3-4) is unbeaten, with three wins, in its last five games.

Individually, Chris Johnston and his older brother, Cory, are serious contenders on the Bassmaster Elite Series circuit. Together, the Canadians are even tougher to beat.

DAUGAVPILS, Latvia — Canada booked its spot in the quarterfinals of the FIBA under-19 men's basketball World Cup with an 86-56 rout of Puerto Rico on Wednesday.

LONDON — England has broken through its semifinal ceiling at major soccer tournaments. A title match awaits for the first time in 55 years.

A coach who used to train Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov expressed immense pride on Wednesday as his former student advanced to his first Grand Slam semifinal.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 8 million people took in Fourth of July fireworks on television this year, watching NBC's coverage of the Macy's New York City celebration in one of two helpings. The two-hour fireworks presentation drew 4.

He's happy to be back with the Montreal Alouettes but American running back William Stanback doesn't feel he was given a fair shot last year by the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders.

LONDON — Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through his first Grand Slam semifinal after posting a 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Russia's Karen Khachanov on Wednesday at Wimbledon.