National Sports

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda's government on Tuesday defended its $39 million sponsorship deal with the Arsenal football club as some aid donors and rights activists raised an outcry.

BERLIN — Former German tennis star Boris Becker and his wife Lilly have separated.

Knowing they need some solid finishes this summer to secure their futures on the PGA Tour, Canadian rookies Ben Silverman and Corey Conners say their impressive showings at the Fort Worth Invitational are a huge confidence boost heading into a crucia

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia swim team is taking a creative approach to its training.

LAS VEGAS — On a night when Sin City provided a glitzy, entertaining, over-the-top show for all the hockey world to see, a member of the supporting cast played the hero's role in a wild final act.

Monday's Games NHL Playoffs Stanley Cup Final Vegas 6 Washington 4 (Vegas leads series 1-0) --- AHL Playoffs Third Round Texas 2 Rockford 1 (OT) (Texas wins series 4-2) --- NBA Playoffs Third Round Golden State 101 Houston 92 (Golden State wins serie

Monday's Games NHL Playoffs Stanley Cup Final Vegas 6 Washington 4 (Vegas leads series 1-0) --- AHL Playoffs Third Round Texas 2 Rockford 1 (OT) (Texas wins series 4-2) --- NBA Playoffs Third Round Golden State 101 Houston 92 (Golden State wins serie

HOUSTON — Stephen Curry and Golden State turned all those Houston bricks into a road back to the NBA Finals.

LAS VEGAS — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman trumpeted the success of the first-year Vegas Golden Knights at his state of the league press conference before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. He also avoided an uncomfortable question about concussions.

DENVER — Just to make sure it was real and not some sort of flashback to his childhood, he checked the name above the clubhouse locker. Dereck Rodriguez . Yep, it was his all right and not that of his father — Hall of Fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez.