National Sports

HAMPTON, Ga. — Justin Allgaier snatched the lead after Martin Truex Jr. made a mistake on pit road, and then held off his furious charge at the end to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Everybody knew Rick Pitino would come prepared.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Aaron Wise had a six-shot lead during the third round of The Honda Classic, looking poised to turn the tournament into a rout. Everything went wrong from there, and Matt Jones took full advantage.

CALGARY — The Laval Rocket extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-3 victory over the Stockton Heat on Saturday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

OTTAWA — The Belleville Senators used a balanced scoring attack in a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Marlies on Saturday afternoon at Canadian Tire Centre.

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James injured his right ankle during the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, leaving the court in visible frustration after attempting to play through the injury.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Steven Matz allowed one earned run over five innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in pre-season baseball action Saturday afternoon.

MADRID — Athletic Bilbao’s home match against Eibar was interrupted Saturday when an airborne drone fell onto the field.

Toronto FC has resumed full training after an outbreak of COVID-19 that sent players and staff home to self-isolate. The MLS club had nine positive cases, according to figures released by the city of Toronto.

MUNICH — Canadian star Alphonso Davies was sent off Saturday in Bayern Munich's 4-0 win over VfB Stuttgart. The 20-year-old fullback from Edmonton was initially yellow-carded in the 11th minute after catching Wataru Endo's foot with a challenge.