National Sports

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lexi Thompson needed to get her mind right before she could her golf game back and now is in position to win her first second career major.

Goaltender Taya Currie made history on Saturday by becoming the first female ever chosen in the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection draft. The 16-year-old from Parkhill, Ont., was selected in the 14th round, 267th overall, by the Sarnia Sting.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tim Herron shot a 9-under 63 on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Jon Rahm walked off the 18th green after tying the 54-hole record and building a six-shot lead, leaving him on the cusp of joining Tiger Woods as the only repeat winners of the Memorial.

Head coach Paul Maurice remembers the spring of 2002 very well – and the stress that came with it.

The Canadian Premier League will kick off its season June 26, starting with a month's worth of games all in Winnipeg.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos each had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 on Saturday to open a commanding lead in their second-round playoff series.

RIMINI, Italy — The Canadian men's volleyball team came back from two sets down to force a fifth set before falling 3-2 to Italy on Saturday in Nations League play. Set scores were 25-19, 25-21, 21-25, 26-28 and 15-11.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Joe Panik homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Saturday. Panik's tiebreaking three-run shot off José Urquidy gave Toronto a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning.

RIGA, Latvia — Andrew Mangiapane continued his dominant performance at the world hockey championship with two goals, including the game winner, and Canada advanced the final with a 4-2 win over the United States on Saturday.