National Sports

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres are banking on Taylor Hall to turn what was a long and unsettled off-season into a far brighter immediate future.

CHESTER, Pa. — Jamiro Monteiro and Sergio Santos scored in a nine-minute span and the Philadelphia Union beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Sunday night.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Jimmy Vesey to a one-year contract Sunday evening. The contract is valued at $900,000. Vesey, 27, scored nine goals and 20 points with the Buffalo Sabres in 64 games played this past season.

The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2019-20 NBA Champions. The Lakers defeated the Heat 106-93 in Game 6 of their best-of-seven series in Orlando, Fla. Los Angeles now has its 17th title, tied with the Boston Celtics for the most all-time among NBA teams.

CINCINNATI — A game lacking in drama for 90 minutes came alive in stoppage time Sunday with league-leading Toronto FC clinching a playoff spot after hanging on for a 1-0 win over slumping FC Cincinnati.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Taylor Hall is betting on himself in a surprising destination. Hall agreed to sign an $8 million, one-year deal with the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced Sunday night. Hall joins his fourth NHL organization since being the No.

LAS VEGAS — Martin Laird lost a chance to win by making bogey on the 18th hole, only to redeem himself in a three-way playoff by making a 20-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole Sunday to win the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

The NFL has juggled its regular-season schedule due to coronavirus outbreaks with the Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots. Nine teams are being affected, some over a period of weeks through Nov.

PITTSBURGH — The text message Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool received from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Friday couldn't have been more direct.