National Sports

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — The Brooks Bandits defeated the Battlefords North Stars 4-0 on Sunday to win the Centennial Cup for the third consecutive time.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A slashing penalty in the first period and a retaliatory cross check in the second not only sent Vegas' Chandler Stephenson to the penalty box twice, but resulted in a conversation with coach Bruce Cassidy in the second intermission.

HALIFAX — The Quebec Remparts are going to the Memorial Cup as Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champions.

TORONTO — The regular-season grind seems to be catching up with the Toronto Blue Jays after a 10-game homestand went sideways on them.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Brooks Koepka has returned to the top at the PGA Championship.

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The United States routed France 9-0 to keep its perfect record at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Cutter Gauthier led with a hat trick, Drew O’Connor got two goals and Scott Perunovich, T. J.

RIGA, Latvia — Canadian forward Joe Veleno was given a five-game suspension Sunday for stomping on the leg of an opponent at the world hockey championship. The International Ice Hockey Federation's disciplinary panel ruled he violated Rule No.

LONDON — Alex Russell scored with a minute remaining to give Canada a dramatic 12-7 win over Kenya in a relegation playoff final Sunday, preserving the Canadian men's status as a core team on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — American cyclist Brandon McNulty won the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday for his first victory in a Grand Tour while Bruno Armirail kept hold of the leader’s pink jersey as the race prepares for a dramatic and decisive

VANCOUVER — It's a question that Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini would like to find an answer for.