National Sports

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Milwaukee Bucks came to the arena and prepared for a game, just as they did three days earlier. This time, they played it.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

NEW YORK — For all that’s been on Novak Djokovic’s plate of late — including a painful neck and his efforts to start a new players’ association in men’s tennis — he just keeps winning. He's perfect in 2020, an ideal way to head into the U.S. Open.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Mastanabal Kacher scored in the 88th minute as Valour FC defeated FC Edmonton 2-1 in Canadian Premier League soccer action Saturday.

NICE, France — Delayed but alive again and out on French roads, the strangest Tour de France ever set off Saturday in a bubble of anti-COVID protocols to try to keep the 176 riders virus-free for three weeks of racing through the country's worsening

Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse was surprised to hear some of his players say they hadn't wanted to come to the NBA bubble in the first place.

LONDON — Canadian international Jessie Fleming celebrated her first silverware with Chelsea on Saturday in a 2-0 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield, marking the return of English women's soccer after a six-month, pandemic-enforced absen

After several days of postponements and protests, the professional sports schedule is slated to kick back into high gear on Saturday.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Chelsea Gray scored a season-high 27 points, Nneka Ogwumike added 17 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Connecticut Sun 80-76 on Friday night.

Friday's Games NHL Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals at Toronto Tampa Bay vs. Boston, ppd. (Lightning lead series 2-1) Western Conference Semifinals at Edmonton Colorado vs. Dallas, ppd.