National Sports

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — Woodbine Mohawk Park will host the US$6 million Breeders Crown, harness racing's richest and most prestigious year-end divisional championship series.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Leo Komarov will miss Game 3 against the Boston Bruins because of a lower-body injury.

ST. ALBERT, Alta. — Playing with mini-sticks in the basement is a common activity for many hockey-loving families. For the Wack brothers, who grew up in St. Albert, Alta., it was a little different.

BOSTON — The bells of Old South Church in Boston rang at 2:49 p.m.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Samsung has denied a media report it launched illicit lobbying to help bring the 2018 Winter Olympics to Pyeongchang, South Korea.

LOS ANGELES — James Neal has been scoring big goals in pressure-packed playoff hockey games since way before the Vegas Golden Knights were even a gleam in owner Bill Foley's eye.

WASHINGTON — Sergei Bobrovsky looked as poised facing 58 shots as he did before the game when he calmly walked down the hallway in a buttoned-up beige trenchcoat. On the ice, Bobrovsky stood out even more.

Sunday's Games NHL Playoffs First Round Minnesota 6 Winnipeg 2 (Jets lead series 2-1) Columbus 5 Washington 4 (OT) (Blue Jackets lead series 2-0) Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 1 (Penguins lead 2-1) Vegas 3 Los Angeles 2 (Golden Knights lead series 3-0) -

HOUSTON — Trailing by 1 in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Houston Rockets needed someone to step up. No surprise that it was James Harden who came through.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Blake Wheeler didn't see the same intensity from his team Sunday that the Winnipeg Jets displayed over the first two games of their first-round playoff series. That stung them in a Game 3 loss to the Minnesota Wild.