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Saturday's Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Playoffs Best-of-Seven First Round Tampa Bay 6 Florida 2 (Tampa Bay leads series 3 - 1) N.Y.

HOUSTON (AP) — Memo Rodriguez and Maxi Urruti scored first-half goals and the Houston Dynamo held off the Vancouver Whitecaps for a 2-1 win on Saturday night. The Dynamo (3-2-2) took the lead in the eighth minute.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews and his teammates watched in stunned horror as a bloodied John Tavares was stretchered off the ice Thursday following a terrifying collision.

CARY, N.C. — Canadian international Lindsay Agnew has been sidelined by a broken foot.

LAS VEGAS — Canadian featherweight Felicia (FeeNom) Spencer lost a split decision to Brazilian Norma (The Immortal) Dumont on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. The judges scored it 30-27, 28-29, 29-28 for the Brazilian.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Taylor Walls hit a pair of doubles in his major league debut and the Tampa Bay Rays won their ninth straight game, 3-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The learning curve continues for Toronto FC under new coach Chris Armas. Six games into the season, Toronto (1-3-2) has just one win after Saturday's 1-0 loss to Orlando City SC.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays put third baseman Cavan Biggio on the 10-day injured list with a cervical spine ligament sprain on Saturday. Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo expects Biggio to be ready to return when eligible to come off the IL.

BEIJING (AP) — At least 20 people running a mountain marathon cross-country race have died in northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale winds hit the high-altitude track, rescuers said Sunday.