National Sports

BALTIMORE (AP) — Early Voting held off hard-charging favorite Epicenter to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, validating the decision to skip the Kentucky Derby and aim for the second leg of the Triple Crown.

VANCOUVER — Looking for a short-term fix because of a shortage of goalkeepers, the Vancouver Whitecaps signed Canadian Premier League netminder Nikolaos (Niko) Giantsopoulos to a two-day deal on Saturday.

TORONTO — Alek Manoah had the best outing of his season on Saturday afternoon, allowing just one run over eight innings.

FRISCO, Texas. (AP) — Shannon Boxx, Christie Pearce Rampone and Linda Hamilton all celebrated this week's landmark equal pay agreement with U.S. Soccer as the three women were enshrined Saturday in the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rain held off long enough on Saturday to complete the first round of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on a soupy day that still produced eye-popping speeds not seen in 26 years at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Canadian defender Kadeisha Buchanan won the UEFA Women’s Champions League for the fifth time as Lyon beat defending champion Barcelona 3-1 in Saturday's final.

TOULOUSE, France — A late try by Eva Higgins lifted Ireland to a 22-21 rugby win over Canada in Cup quarterfinal play Saturday at the HSBC France Sevens.

PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé celebrated with fans at Parc des Princes after signing a new three-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday and turning down the chance again to join Real Madrid.

HELSINKI — Dean Kukan and Nico Hischier scored power-play goals and Denis Malgin had two assists as Switzerland defeated Canada 6-3 on Saturday at the world hockey championship.

CALGARY — Duncan Keith had been here before.