National Sports

MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra had his team fully expecting that Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals would be extremely difficult, that the Miami Heat were going to have to take the best shot that a desperate bunch of Boston Celtics could muster.

Sunday's Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final Vegas 3 Dallas 2 (OT) (Vegas leads best-of-seven series 2-0) --- AHL Central Division final Milwaukee 5 Texas 2 (Milwaukee wins best-of-five series 3-2) --- World Hockey Championsh

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — The Brooks Bandits defeated the Battlefords North Stars 4-0 on Sunday to win the Centennial Cup for the third consecutive time.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A slashing penalty in the first period and a retaliatory cross check in the second not only sent Vegas' Chandler Stephenson to the penalty box twice, but resulted in a conversation with coach Bruce Cassidy in the second intermission.

HALIFAX — The Quebec Remparts are going to the Memorial Cup as Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champions.

TORONTO — The regular-season grind seems to be catching up with the Toronto Blue Jays after a 10-game homestand went sideways on them.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka has returned to the top at the PGA Championship.

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The United States routed France 9-0 to keep its perfect record at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Cutter Gauthier led with a hat trick, Drew O’Connor got two goals and Scott Perunovich, T. J.

RIGA, Latvia — Canadian forward Joe Veleno was given a five-game suspension Sunday for stomping on the leg of an opponent at the world hockey championship. The International Ice Hockey Federation's disciplinary panel ruled he violated Rule No.

LONDON — Alex Russell scored with a minute remaining to give Canada a dramatic 12-7 win over Kenya in a relegation playoff final Sunday, preserving the Canadian men's status as a core team on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.