National Sports

VANTAA, Finland — Porter Martone had a hat trick as a seven-goal second period lifted Canada over Switzerland 8-1 on Sunday to stay undefeated at the men's under-18 world hockey championship.

DENVER — Winnipeg head coach Rick Bowness referred to the term "self-inflicted" on six occasions Sunday after the Jets dropped a 5-1 decision to Colorado that left his team in must-win mode.

DALLAS (AP) — Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points while playing key fourth-quarter roles to help the Los Angeles Clippers hold on after blowing a 31-point lead and beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-111 on Sunday, evening the first-round se

CARSON, Calif. — Captain Sophie de Goede scored 18 points, including two tries, as Canada thumped the U.S. 50-7 Sunday in the opening match of Pacific Four Series rugby tournament.

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Calgary's Stephen Ames celebrated his 60th birthday with a successful title defense in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for his eighth PGA Tour Champions victory.

Oilers captain Connor McDavid took a big hit from Kings forward Quinton Byfield along the boards. Edmonton winger Zach Hyman steamrolled Los Angeles centre Phillip Danault in the same series.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Brunson had just finished the highest-scoring game of his playoff career, the highest ever by a New York Knicks player in the postseason, and he was impressed. Not by his own performance. Brunson loathes talking about that.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews gave everything he had for two periods.

TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk's mind isn't on his stats, it's on getting better every day.

DENVER — Winnipeg Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov left Sunday's game against the Colorado Avalanche after taking a slapshot to the side of the head.