National Sports

Sunday's Games Memorial Cup Final at Halifax Rouyn-Noranda 4 Halifax 2 --- World Hockey Championship At Bratislava, Slovakia Brone-medal game Russia 3 Czech Republic 2 (SO) Gold-medal game Finland 3 Canada 1 --- AHL Playoffs Charlotte 4 Toronto 3 (2O

HALIFAX — Veteran Peter Abbandonato still remembers the heartache from his first Memorial Cup four years ago as a rookie. He wasn't going to go through it again as a veteran.

TORONTO — In the leadup to Sunday's game against the San Jose Earthquakes, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney described in detail how Chris Wondolowski became the MLS goal king. A poacher's finish from in-close. Give him space or service at your peril.

Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi on the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's most popular sport.

EDMONTON — It was a decent start for an Edmonton Eskimos team that is coming off a major off-season overhaul of its roster.

BOSTON — When the NHL altered its rules with an eye toward speed and skill, this is not the Stanley Cup Final it had in mind. Hockey is becoming less of a big man's game, offence is up and it's faster than ever. Then there's the big and tough St.

Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse is reportedly adding another Canadian team to his portfolio.

TORONTO — A sore hamstring kept captain Michael Bradley out of the lineup Sunday night for Toronto FC's game with the San Jose Earthquakes. It marked the first MLS start the veteran U.S.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The effort was better. The end result was the same. Canada settled for silver on Sunday at the world hockey championship after a 3-1 loss to Finland.

Toronto police say it's "impressive" that they didn't have to arrest anyone after the Raptors' historic win on Saturday night sent thousands of celebratory fans careening onto the streets.