National Sports

TOKYO — Residents of Japan began entering a ticket lottery on Thursday, hoping to land seats for next year's Tokyo Olympics.

VANCOUVER — As Marc Dos Santos readies his Vancouver Whitecaps for a rivalry matchup this week, another task nags at the back of the coach's mind. Dos Santos still needs to find the perfect bottle of B.C.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors have won plenty of games on the post-season stage without their biggest stars. This time, Kevin Durant went down, and Klay Thompson and company found a way when the Warriors desperately needed it.

Wednesday's Games NHL Playoffs Second Round San Jose 3 Colorado 2 (Sharks win series 4-3) --- AHL Playoffs Second Round Charlotte 5 Hershey 2 (Checkers win series 4-0) Iowa 2 Chicago 1 (Series tied 2-2) Bakersfield 7 San Diego 6 (OT) (Gulls lead seri

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Pavelski was positioned just a few feet away from the spot where he was bleeding from his head on the ice just over two weeks ago when he did what he has done so often in his brilliant career.

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks found another gear after their first loss of the playoffs. Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics just couldn't keep up.

HARRISON, N.J. — Zakaria Diallo and Maximiliano Urruti scored 15 minutes apart in the second half and the Montreal Impact rallied to beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 on Wednesday night.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays aren't hitting, they aren't pitching, and rookie manager Charlie Montoyo — usually known for his optimism — is fed up.

Atlanta United is starting to resemble the team that won the MLS Cup five months ago.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kim Pegula's desire to grow women's professional hockey will no longer involve a relationship with North America's remaining professional league.