National Sports

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry soaked up the love from an adoring Toronto Raptors crowd. And then he led his Miami Heat to victory.

VANCOUVER — The same old problems plagued the Vancouver Canucks once again on Sunday. A slow start. An inability to finish in overtime. Another loss, this time dropping a 3-2 decision to the Vegas Golden Knights.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — J.J. Spaun won his first PGA Tour event — and his first trip to the Masters — by firing a final-round 69 at the Valero Texas Open on Sunday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired catcher Zack Collins from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for catcher Reese McGuire. Collins, 27, hit 13 doubles, four home runs and had 26 RBI in 78 games last year.

OTTAWA — The first career hat trick for 22-year-old Ottawa Senators forward Josh Norris was memorable for him because of the opposing team.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — George Springer hit a two-run homer for the Toronto Blue Jays in a 7-5 pre-season win over the New York Yankees on Sunday. The Jays face Detroit on Monday and cap spring training Tuesday against Baltimore.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Imagine Clayton Kershaw on the mound in Game 7 of the World Series, peering in at his catcher at a big moment. And his catcher flashes ... no sign at all. That day could be coming very soon.

REGINA — Chelsey Carey's curling team has joined a run of others in deciding to disband at the conclusion of this season.

MIAMI — Canada, along with Mexico, the U.S. and Costa Rica, has been seeded in Pot 1 of Monday's CONCACAF Nations League A draw.

LONDON (AP-CP) — Oxford brought an end to Cambridge’s recent supremacy in the men's Boat Race between England’s two leading universities as one of the country's oldest sporting events made its return to the River Thames on Sunday.