National Sports

HOUSTON — James Harden proved once again that Utah's vaunted defence was no match for him.

CALGARY — Brad Gushue capped an undefeated 7-0 run in the Champions Cup to close out the Grand Slam of Curling season with an 8-2 win over Glenn Howard on Sunday. The St. John’s, N.L.

WASHINGTON — Braden Holtby spun around and saw the puck on the goal line. Maybe it was in. Maybe it wasn't.

MADRID — Barcelona is celebrating yet another Spanish league title to cap a nearly perfect season.

MANCHESTER, England — There was no perfect ending to Arsene Wenger's iconic 22-season rivalry with Manchester United. Instead, it was an all-too-familiar feeling for the departing Arsenal manager.

TORONTO — On a day when the Blue Jays bullpen needed a break, J.A. Happ tossed seven innings, allowing just two earned runs as Toronto snapped a four game skid with a 7-2 win over the Texas Rangers.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned slumping infielder Devon Travis to Triple-A Buffalo and recalled right-hander Carlos Ramirez.

DRESDEN, Germany — Cedric Fofana of Quebec City won a gold medal Sunday in the boys one-metre event at the Dresden International diving competition. Fofana won the boys 14-15 age group with 420.00 points.

SINGAPORE — Canada led early but was beaten 26-12 by the U.S. in the consolation Challenge Trophy final Sunday to finish 10th at the Singapore Sevens, a World Series rugby sevens tournament it won last year.

The brother of a Humboldt Broncos player who was injured in a Saskatchewan bus crash that killed 16 people is organizing a hockey tournament to show his gratitude to the community.