National Sports

TORONTO — Serge Ibaka left Philadelphia after the Raptors' Game 6 loss on Thursday determined to play better. He felt like he redeemed himself on Sunday night.

DENVER — Damian Lillard's shots kept banging off the backboard, rattling off the rim, going everywhere but through the hoop. The Portland Trail Blazers are going to the Western Conference Finals anyway because CJ McCollum had his back.

Sunday's Games World Hockey Championship At Kosice Slovakia United States 7 France 1 Germany 2 Denmark 1 Canada 8 Great Britain 0 At Bratislava Slovakia Russia 5 Austria 0 Sweden 8 Italy 0 Switzerland 3 Latvia 1 --- Stanley Cup Playoffs Boston 6 Caro

Sunday's Games World Hockey Championship At Kosice Slovakia United States 7 France 1 Germany 2 Denmark 1 Canada 8 Great Britain 0 At Bratislava Slovakia Russia 5 Austria 0 Sweden 8 Italy 0 Switzerland 3 Latvia 1 --- Stanley Cup Playoffs Boston 6 Caro

LANGFORD, B.C. — Canada's bid to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is on hold after a fifth-place finish at the HSBC Canada Sevens Series at Westhills Stadium.

GUELPH, Ont. — Isaac Ratcliffe and the Guelph Storm have been through so much over the last six weeks that a 2-0 deficit after 20 minutes wasn't about to faze them. That resiliency is a big reason they're now headed to the Memorial Cup.

BURBANK, Calif. — The top-seeded San Francisco Shock beat the previously undefeated Vancouver Titans 4-2 on Sunday to win the Overwatch League Stage 2 finals.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Defender Gianfranco Facchineri converted his spot kick to give Canada a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Costa Rica on Sunday to reach the semifinals of the CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship and qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

TORONTO — Spencer Jones punched through the defensive line and touched down in the 78th minute for the go-ahead score as the Toronto Arrows topped the Utah Warriors 28-21 on a rainy Sunday afternoon in Major League Rugby action.

BOSTON — Matt Grzelcyk scored twice — his first career multigoal game — and Tuukka Rask made 21 saves Sunday to lead the Bruins to a 6-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.