National Sports

KITAKYUSHU, Japan — Megan Lukan scored a try and added a conversion in the 10th minute as Canada downed host Japan 33-14 on Sunday to finish the Kitakyushu stop of women's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 11th place.

XIAMEN, China — Fresh off their gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes defeated Americans Brittany Hochevar and Kelly Claes 21-19, 21-14 Sunday to win the 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Xiamen Op

ANS, Belgium — Michael Woods became the first Canadian to finish on the podium at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race, cycling's oldest classic, when he sprinted to second place Sunday.

WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck's back-to-back shutouts in Games 4 and 5 highlighted the Winnipeg Jets' impressive opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in which they eliminated the Minnesota Wild in five games.

NEW YORK — With a team full of 20-somethings, the New York Yankees played like seasoned veterans.

MILWAUKEE — After losing a 20-point lead to the Boston Celtics, the Milwaukee Bucks were determined not to lose another playoff game. Leave it to All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to come up with a big play in the final seconds on Sunday.

WASHINGTON — Fred VanVleet doesn't sound like he'll be ready to return to the Toronto Raptors' lineup any time soon.

MAGNITOGORSK, Russia — Olivier Rodrigue made 17 saves as Canada shut out Switzerland 5-0 on Sunday in preliminary play at the under-18 men's world championship. Allan McShane had a power-play goal and an assist to lead the Canadian (3-0) offence.

MIAMI — CONCACAF has cancelled the rest of its 2018 Women's Under-17 Championship following violence in Managua, Nicaragua, where the tournament began Thursday.

NEW YORK — Vancouver Canucks right-winger Brock Boeser, New York Islanders centre Mathew Barzal and Arizona Coyotes centre Clayton Keller were named the three finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy on Sunday by the NHL.