National Sports

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning, with a primary assist from a team that handled them during the regular season, are back in the Eastern Conference final for the third time in four years. Thank you, Boston Bruins. "I guess I can say it now.

ST. LOUIS — Mike Matheny knows all too well the usual aches and pains associated with catching in the major leagues. That experience told the St.

CLEVELAND — As the Raptors' practice wound down Sunday, star guard DeMar DeRozan sat alone with his back to the wall and headphones clamped on his hoodie-clad head. One could only imagine the torrent of emotions whirling inside.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Toronto's record against Tampa Bay since 2008 is its poorest against any AL team. The Blue Jays last year won the season series for only the second time in a decade.

CLEVELAND — The NBA has slapped Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri with a $25,000 fine for walking onto the playing court at halftime to "verbally confront" game officials.

HERNING, Denmark — Tyson Jost and Joel Edmundson had an immediate impact on Team Canada's lineup at the men's world hockey championship.

The Winnipeg Jets are hoping to avoid the distractions that come with being one win away from making the first conference final in the city's history. "I'm not going to do much grocery shopping," captain Blake Wheeler joked.

MONTERREY, Mexico — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was put on the 10-day disabled list with left biceps tendinitis and returned to Los Angeles on Sunday for tests.

LONDON — As Manchester City finally collected the Premier League trophy on Sunday, Chelsea closed in on salvaging Champions League qualification from a lacklustre title defence and further weakened Liverpool's grip on a top-four finish.

The Associated Press