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Monday's Schedule NHL Playoffs Best-of-Seven Semifinals Tampa Bay 8 N.Y. Islanders 0 (Lightning lead series 3-2) --- MLB American League Houston 10 Baltimore 2 Texas 8 Oakland 3 National League N.Y. Mets 4 Atlanta 2 (1st game) N.Y.

TAMPA, Fla.

TORONTO — Youth was served in the opening race at the Canadian Olympic swim trials on Monday. A resurgent veteran later capped the evening in style.

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay.

LONDON (AP) — With a place in the round of 16 secured before taking to the field again, England has a chance to rediscover its attacking flair against the Czech Republic on Tuesday at the European Championship.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Three straight wins, seven goals and its top players with game time in their legs. For Belgium, the group stage at the European Championship could hardly have gone better.

COPENHAGEN — After scoring a goal to help Denmark advance at the European Championship, Joakim Maehle walked straight to a TV camera and formed a “10” with his fingers. That was for Christian Eriksen.

LAS VEGAS — Wayne Gretzky's trade to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988 gave hockey a massive boost of mainstream appeal in the United States. Now Gretzky is looking to grow Canada's other national sport south of the border.

With a tantalizingly deep pool of talent, Canada's men's basketball roster has been the subject of speculation for well over a year. Fans and the media wondered who's in and who's out. They jotted down their personal picks in eager anticipation.

RIMINI, Italy — The Canadian men's volleyball team swept the Netherlands 3-0 in Nations League action on Thursday. Set scores were 25-16, 25-16 and 25-19. Canada improved to 5-8 with the win and is 12th in the 16-team standings.