National Sports

EDMONTON — The goal-starved Dallas Stars found their offensive mojo just in time to keep from going deep in the hole in the NHL playoffs.

Thursday's Games NHL First Round At Toronto Columbus 3 Tampa Bay 1 (Series tied 1-1) Carolina 3 Boston 2 (Series tied 1-1) At Edmonton Las Vegas 4 Chicago 3 (OT) (Golden Knights lead series 2-0) Dallas 5 Calgary 4 (Series tied 1-1) --- MLB American L

LEXINGTON, Ky. — There was zero interaction between the two, not even a furtive glance, when Venus Williams walked past Serena Williams in the Top Seed Open's warmup area Thursday before their 31st matchup as pros.

TORONTO — This is what Dougie Hamilton was hoping for while he waited out the pandemic shutdown that put the NHL season on hold, and then waited some more after injuring himself in practice when the Hurricanes returned to the ice.

The Canadian Premier League's Island Games kicked off with a bang Thursday with a controversial stoppage-time penalty giving Cavalry FC a 2-2 tie with defending CPL champion Forge FC.

EDMONTON — Even though Reilly Smith called it a lucky bounce, a whole lot more than luck is working right now for the Vegas Golden Knights.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Canada's Roger Sloan is tied for the lead after he shot a career-low 62 in the first round of the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship on Thursday.

TORONTO — Two days after making an NHL-record 85 saves in a five-overtime loss, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 36 more shots to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Thursday to even the series at a game apiece.

Fernando Alonso crashed in the final hour of Thursday's practice session in a setback for his Indianapolis 500 venture.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Danielle Kang started her bid for a third straight win on the LPGA Tour with an even-par 71 in the first round of the Ladies Scottish Open on Thursday, leaving the American four shots off the clubhouse lead held by Nicole Br