National Sports

MIAMI (AP) — The mission for the Denver Nuggets was clear: Come to Miami, get two wins and head back home with a chance to finally become NBA champions. It's officially there for the taking.

WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros was glad Blue Bombers fans were able to cheer just as much at the end of the game as they did early on in Winnipeg’s 42-31 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday.

Friday's Scoreboard CFL Winnipeg 42 Hamilton 31 --- NBA Finals Denver 108 Miami 95 (Denver leads best-of-seven series 3-1) --- MLB American League Tampa Bay 8, Texas 3 Boston 3, N.Y.

TORONTO — Missed opportunities proved costly for the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night in a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Minnesota Twins at Rogers Centre.

MIAMI (AP) — Game 4 of the NBA final halted for about nine minutes Friday night after Miami's Bam Adebayo appeared to bend one of the rims on a missed dunk attempt. It happened with 2:07 left in the third quarter.

GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — Dani Holmqvist shot a career-best 7-under 64 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Jenny Shin and Chinese rookie Yan Liu after the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic.

TORONTO — Chants of "Corrr-ayyyy! Cor-ay! Cor-ay! Cor-ay!" to the tune of the famous "Ole!" soccer song followed Corey Conners up to the 18th green during the second round of the RBC Canadian Open. The product of Listowel, Ont.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The sour taste in the aftermath of their Stanley Cup Final Game 3 loss is gone for the Vegas Golden Knights, who quickly moved on to enjoying the nearby ocean breeze.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Connor Bedard has passed a lot of signposts this season. With less than a month to go until the presumptive No.

TORONTO — Taylor Pendrith has been one of the best Canadians on the PGA Tour for several years, but due to some bad luck he hasn't played in the RBC Canadian Open in seven years and hasn't made the cut in eight. That changed Friday.