National Sports

Saturday's Games (All times Eastern) NHL Playoffs Second Round Boston 6, Tampa Bay 2 (Boston leads 1-0) San Jose 4, Vegas 3 (Series tied 1-1) --- AHL Playoffs First Round Lehigh Valley 4, Providence 3 (Lehigh Valley wins series 3-1) --- NBA Playoffs

CALGARY — With a shot at defending her title on the line, Ottawa's Rachel Homan clawed back from a 5-0 deficit en route to a 9-6 win over Scotland’s Eve Muirhead on Saturday to punch her ticket to the Champions Cup final.

LAS VEGAS — Two days after opening the second round with their worst game of the playoffs, the San Jose Sharks responded with a gritty performance.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry's return from a knee injury will wait at least one more game.

TORONTO — The Buffalo Sabres will select first overall at the NHL Draft for the first time in 31 years after winning Saturday's lottery. Buffalo entered the lottery with the best odds at 18.5 per cent and become the 16th team to win the sweepstakes.

MONTREAL — Veteran Meaghan Benfeito and prodigy Nathan Zsombor-Murray won the mixed 10-metre synchro platform on Saturday in front of a roaring home crowd at the FINA Diving World Series event in Montreal.

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LONDON — Cory Paterson scored twice in his return from injury and Ryan Brierley was a perfect 7-for-7 on kicks as the Toronto Wolfpack extended their win streak to 10 games with a 42-10 shelling of Halifax RLFC on Saturday at New River Stadium.

TORONTO — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. walked through a virtually empty clubhouse with a baseball encased in plastic. When he got to his locker, he carefully placed it on the top shelf before giving it an admiring glance.

VANCOUVER — An American professional snowboarder has survived being buried alive by an avalanche in the backcountry near Whistler, B.C.