National Sports

DENVER (AP) — Erik Spoelstra bristled at the suggestion the Miami Heat somehow solved Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets by allowing the superstar to score at will while taking away his passing lanes and his penchant to elevate his teammates.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Quebec Remparts left no doubt on Sunday.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang became the first player in 72 years to win on the LPGA Tour in her pro debut, capturing the Mizuho Americas Open with a par on the second playoff hole against Jennifer Kupcho on Sunday.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Viktor Hovland was happy with his three PGA Tour victories, even if they were at resort courses that were soft and susceptible to firing at flags.

MILAN (AP) — Veteran AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović announced his immediate retirement from soccer at the end of an emotional night at San Siro on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Belt broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 6-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights were flying high after Game 1 in the 2018 Stanley Cup final, having just beaten Washington and believing they were en route to a miracle championship for the first-year franchise.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Stephen Ames of Calgary birdied the 17th hole and closed with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a one-shot victory over Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly in the Principal Charity Classic, giving Ames his third PGA Tour Champions title t

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Substitute Annabelle Chukwu scored twice in extra time Sunday to send Canada to next year's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with a 5-3 comeback win over Costa Rica in the third-place match at the CONCACAF Women's Under

CARY, N.C. — Canada's SLC FC lost 2-0 Sunday to Connecticut's Newtown Pride FC in the inaugural final of The Soccer Tournament, a seven-versus-seven competition with a winner take-all-prize of US$1 million.