National Sports

REGINA — Marian Studenic woke up Monday morning with a sore throat and fever and wasn't sure whether he was going to be able to play later that night.

WASHINGTON — Facing elimination at home, the Washington Capitals looked determined to hit everything that moved in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final.

NEW YORK — Longtime NHL executive Lou Lamoriello is coming to the New York Islanders, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Monday.

Lou Lamoriello is reportedly leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs for a position with the New York Islanders. Multiple media reports Monday said the Islanders hired Lamoriello to a role in their hockey operations department.

SAN FRANCISCO — One thing is clear through three games of the power-packed Western Conference finals between a Golden State team that has won two of the past three championships and a Houston team that had a league-best 65 wins.

MONTREAL — It's a sign of how hapless the Montreal Impact have become that they weren't able to even earn a draw after the Los Angeles Galaxy had superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent off.

SEATTLE — Olympic swimmer Ariana Kukors Smith sued USA Swimming on Monday, alleging the sport's national governing body knew her former coach sexually abused her as a minor and failed to protect her while shielding him.

PARIS — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated South Africa's Lloyd Harris 6-4, 6-3 on Monday in the first round of the men's qualifying tournament of the French Open. The 17-year-old Auger-Aliassime fired six aces to Harris's two.

MONTREAL — Los Angeles Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off in the 42nd minute after slapping Montreal Impact fullback Michael Petrasso on Monday afternoon.

REGINA — Nicholas Caamano's favourite memory of Hamilton Bulldogs coach John Gruden stems from their difficult days with the Flint Firebirds during the 2015-16 season.