National Sports

EDMONTON — Milan Lucic used his fists as a metaphor, knocking down the Winnipeg Jets at the drop of the puck Thursday before his Calgary Flames proceeded to knock them out of the NHL playoffs.

Thursday's Games NHL At Edmonton Qualifying Round (Best-of-five) Vancouver 3 Minnesota 0 (Vancouver leads series 2-1) Calgary 4 Winnipeg 0 (Flames win series 3-1) Round Robin Vegas 6 St.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs have shown an ability to rebound from tough, demoralizing losses this season. They're going to have to dig deep to respond after what transpired Thursday — and fast.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Briante Weber's driving layup late in the fourth quarter lifted the Hamilton Honey Badgers over the Niagara River Lions 85-83 on Tuesday in the Canadian Elite Basketball League playoffs.

ATLANTA — Nick Markakis promised before Thursday night's game that hitting was “the least of my worries” in his first start of the season. He then showed why.

SAN FRANCISCO — Jason Day took his first step toward a return to the spotlight in the majors Thursday at the PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka never seems to leave.

ATLANTA — An apparent roster snafu forced the Toronto Blue Jays to change their pitching plans for Thursday night’s game at the Atlanta Braves.

Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson, whose last fight was derailed by visa issues, will face Billy Quarantillo on a Sept. 12 UFC card in Las Vegas. The 29-year-old from Huntsville, Ont.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers unveiled their 2019 Grey Cup championship rings on Thursday night.

EDMONTON — Men's and women's hockey at the University of Alberta has been reinstated for next season because of financial contributions from donors.