National Sports

TORONTO — Craig Berube wanted to finish Thursday night healthy. That mission accomplished, the Maple Leafs and their head coach can now solely focus on what the group has been working toward all season — the Stanley Cup playoffs.

OSHAWA — Beckett Sennecke scored twice to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 4-2 win over the Brantford Bulldogs on Thursday to tie the best-of-seven second-round OHL playoff series at two games apiece.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk says he’s ready to go. After missing the Senators’ last eight games with an upper-body injury, the Ottawa captain returned to the lineup for Thursday’s regular-season finale against Carolina but didn’t finish the night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, showcasing their greatness in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yan Liu birdied the final three holes in chilly conditions Thursday afternoon for a 9-under 63 and a share of the first-round lead with Ashleigh Buhai in the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators tuned up for the post-season on Thursday night with a 7-5 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in the regular-season finale for both teams.

TORONTO — Scott Laughton scored 56 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in the regular-season finale for both teams Thursday.

EDMONTON — Alberta's transportation minister is calling on the province's two major cities to remove bike lanes from key roadways, prompting critics to say the government is overstepping and making an issue out of nothing.

CONCACAF has handed Canada coach Jesse Marsch a two-game ban resulting from his ejection during the third-place game against the U.S. last month at the CONCACAF Nations League.

TORONTO — Pakistan's Naseem Shah, England's Alex Hales and Australia's Chris Lynn are among the more than 1,350 cricketers who have put their hands up for the new Canada Super 60 league, organizers say.