National Sports

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks took a risk when they traded for elite defenceman Erik Karlsson knowing he had only one year left on his contract.

TORONTO — The massive response to the Toronto Raptors NBA championship parade has led numerous major employers to take a more flexible approach to work Monday. Sobeys Inc.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Shaun Clouston has been named the next head coach of the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers with Darryl Sydor announced as the club's associate coach. Clouston, from Viking, Alta.

REIMS, France — A late injury call-up, Rebecca Quinn made her senior debut for Canada in March 2014 in a 3-1 Cyprus Cup win over Italy. Quinn, then 18, came off the bench in the 72nd minute — out of position at fullback.

TORONTO — The Golden State Warriors are showing their championship pedigree even in defeat. The Warriors took out a full-page ad in Monday's Toronto Star to congratulate the Raptors on their first NBA title.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Anthony Duclair to a one-year, US$1.65-million extension. Ottawa acquired Duclair, 23, in a deal sending Ryan Dzingel to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Feb. 23.

Sunday's Games Women's World Cup Sweden 5 Thailand 1 United States 3 Chile 0 --- MLB American League Toronto 12 Houston 0 Boston 8 Baltimore 6 (10 innings) Cleveland 8 Detroit 0 Tampa Bay 6 L.A. Angels 5 N.Y.

TORONTO — Looking a little bleary-eyed but with smiles a mile wide, the NBA champion Raptors returned to Toronto over the weekend to begin the next phase of their celebration.

HOUSTON — Trent Thornton was looking forward to Sunday's game against the Astros since he was traded to Toronto in the off-season . He delivered arguably his best start of the season.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Brooke Henderson won the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday to break the Canadian record for tour victories with nine.