National Sports

TOKYO (AP) — The $1.4 billion Tokyo national stadium, built by the Japanese government for last year’s Olympics, is being viewed as a site for track and field's world championships.

SEATTLE — The Kamloops Blazers three goals from Logan Stankoven and two from Daylan Kuefler as they defeated the Thunderbirds 6-3 in Seattle tonight to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Hockey League playoff series.

HALIFAX — The chanting and cheering could be heard blocks away Tuesday night, but the sounds of a sold-out hometown crowd couldn’t drown out the pain of a late 2-1 loss for the HFX Wanderers in their Canadian Championship quarterfinal match against T

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers got the kind of strong, all-around effort from the start they needed and stormed past the Carolina Hurricanes.

The All-NBA all-star team was unveiled Tuesday with Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo the only player to receive votes on all 100 ballots.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the NBA playoffs take the TV court even the most popular shows find the competition daunting. Last week's No.

PARIS (AP) — Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not.

Commissioner Randy Ambrosie and the CFL have put the CFL Players' Association back on the clock.

HELSINKI — Canada is through to the quarterfinals at the men's world hockey championship after beating France 7-1 Tuesday.