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Sunday's Games NHL Playoffs St.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Denver Nuggets have been good at bouncing back all season. Not even a draining four-overtime defeat could keep this team down.

PHILADELPHIA — Kawhi Leonard swung right off a switch and launched a three-pointer over Sixers giant Joel Embiid that dropped just as the shot-clock buzzer sounded.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Rougned Odour , Asdrúbal Cabrera and Drew Smyly all found reasons to exhale.

DALLAS — Colton Parayko was shooting to score for the St. Louis Blues, and delivered a stunning blow to the Dallas Stars even without getting the puck in the net.

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows brought pro rugby downtown on Sunday, delivering a nail-biter in a 23-19 victory over the San Diego Legion.

MADRID — Felix Auger-Aliassime fought through a tight match on Sunday to beat fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open.

PHILADELPHIA — A day after he was listed as doubtful with a calf injury, Pascal Siakam started for the Toronto Raptors versus Philadelphia on Sunday.

TORONTO — A prominent voice in Canadian horse racing says the wild finish at Saturday's Kentucky Derby has "opened up the debate" about how the sport is governed in the U.S. and Canada.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maximum Security co-owner Gary West criticized race stewards' disqualification of his horse's Kentucky Derby victory as "egregious" and said he was pondering his next step, including a possible appeal.