National Sports

WINNIPEG — Adam Lowry demonstrated why he was the right choice to be the Winnipeg Jets captain on Sunday night.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joe Musgrove pitched seven innings for the first time since July 4 and Xander Bogaerts homered for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are taking it to the limit in their Ontario Hockey League quarterfinal series with the Saginaw Spirit.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Turns out only the rain can stop Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler holed a difficult pitch for eagle on his second hole Sunday and turned the RBC Heritage into another rout.

NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Rempe helped the New York Rangers get their post-season off to a strong start.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda etched her name in the LPGA Tour record books Sunday, winning her record-tying fifth straight tournament with a two-stroke victory in the Chevron Championship for her second major title.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — The Drummondville Voltigeurs have punched their ticket to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinals.

PALATKA, Fla. — Cory Johnston finally has his first Elite Series victory. Johnston, of Cavan, Ont., emphatically captured the circuit event on the St. Johns River on Sunday.

BOSTON — Sheldon Keefe's team was in a similar position 12 months ago. The Maple Leafs dropped their playoff opener to the Tampa Bay Lightning before roaring back to capture the Original Six franchise's first series in nearly two decades.

ÖSTERSUND, Sweden — Kadriana Lott and Colton Lott finished off a dominant Sunday with an 11-0 victory over the Netherlands' Vanessa Tonoli and Wouter Goesgens at the world mixed doubles curling championship.