National Sports

Never has a 13th-place finish been so easy to accept for trainer Mark Casse. Canadian-bred Flameaway finished a distant 13th in the Kentucky Derby at a rain-soaked Churchill Downs on Saturday.

HERNING, Denmark — Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins are showing that the chemistry they've built as linemates with the Edmonton Oilers can translate to the international stage.

CALGARY — Playing football and following his parents into medicine were Andrew Buckley's childhood passions.

WINNIPEG — Scott Hartnell says there's "no secret" to what he will try to bring if called upon with his Nashville Predators facing elimination against the Winnipeg Jets.

SASKATOON — The Four Nations Cup international women's hockey tournament will be held Nov. 6-10 in Saskatoon. Canada will host the annual event involving the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden for an eighth time in its 22-year history.

CLEVELAND — Three games into their Eastern Conference semifinal against Cleveland, the Toronto Raptors have yet to find the answer to the Cavaliers. They came close in Games 1 and 3.

CALGARY — Georgia Simmerling has retired from ski cross racing, but intends to continue track cycling with an eye towards the 2020 Olympic Games. Simmerling, from West Vancouver, B.C.

MOSCOW — Known as Russia's "Window on Europe," St. Petersburg is a city like no other. Imperial palaces line its network of canals, its stadium looks like a spaceship and some days the sun never sets. St.

Sunday's Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Tampa Bay 3 Boston 1 (Tampa Bay wins series 4-1) Vegas 3 San Jose 0 (Vegas wins series 4-2) --- IIHF World Championships At Herning, Denmark Canada 10 South Korea 0 Norway 5 Germany 4 (SO) Finland 8 Latvia 1 A

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Shortly after the San Jose Sharks were denied by the iron for the fourth time of the night, Marc-Andre Fleury rubbed the goal post to thank it for his good fortune.