National Sports

VANCOUVER — He was still feeling a little sour from a case of food poisoning, but Alphonso Davies offered up some sweet relief for the Vancouver Whitecaps last week.

WINNIPEG — P.K. Subban didn't get heckled as long and as loud as he normally does from Winnipeg Jets fans on Thursday.

Thursday's Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Nashville 2 Winnipeg 1 (Series tied 2-2) Pittsburgh 3 Washington 1 (Series tied 2-2) --- AHL Playoffs Second Round Toronto 6 Syracuse 4 (Toronto leads series 1-0) --- NBA Playoffs Second Round Cleveland 128

CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona was too tired to realize he reached a personal milestone. An extra-long day at the ballpark left everyone exhausted.

BOSTON — The youth movement is alive and thriving for the Boston Celtics.

TORONTO — Trey Rutherford finally has clarity regarding his football future but will have to wait to celebrate. The UConn offensive lineman went second overall to the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL draft Thursday night.

PITTSBURGH — Mike Sullivan knows his team is "wired" for offence , as tends to happen when you have Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and — increasingly — Jake Guentzel on your roster.

TORONTO — Cavaliers star LeBron James had his way with the Raptors in a memorable in-your-face Toronto takeover Thursday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors insisted it's not over. They pointed out it's the first team to win four games.

TORONTO — It was all quiet on the Drake front Thursday as the Cavaliers thumped Toronto in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.