National Sports

TORONTO — Kerri Einarson defeated Anna Hasselborg 5-4 in an extra end on Sunday to capture the women's title at the Players' Championship. The win capped a string of four victories in a row for the rink from Gimli, Man.

TORONTO — Nazem Kadri was actually doing a decent job of keeping his cool. There was the on-ice wrestling match that ended with the Toronto Maple Leafs centre getting punched in the face by Boston Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk.

ESPOO, Finland — The United States celebrated a women's world hockey title that the Finns thought was theirs Sunday. The U.S. claimed gold at a fifth straight world championship beating host Finland 2-1 in a shootout.

TORONTO — Marcus Stroman had a supportive chat with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on Sunday after the Blue Jays second baseman made a costly error that led to his removal from the game.

PITTSBURGH — The New York Islanders don't play a particularly sexy brandy of hockey. They forecheck. They backcheck. They block shots and take few risks, more focused on fundamentals than flash.

TORONTO — The Scotiabank Arena crowd let out a collective groan when Kyle Lowry's two free throws bluntly bounced off the rim in the third quarter Saturday night. It was Lowry's night summed up in two off-target shots.

SHEFFIELD, England — Emmitt Reesor of Waterloo, Ont., was third in the one-metre event Sunday at the British elite junior diving championships. English diver Todd Geggus was first with 301.

Liverpool didn't slip up this time. A 2-0 win over Chelsea — sealed by a stunning long-range goal by Mohamed Salah — preserved Liverpool's two-point lead in the Premier League over Manchester City, which beat Crystal Palace 3-1 earlier Sunday.

AUGUSTA, Georgia — Tiger Woods is a five-time Masters champion. The American claimed his fifth career victory at August National Golf Club on Sunday, finishing at 14-under for a two-stroke win.

ESPOO, Finland — The Canadians heard 'O Canada' after their final game of the women's world hockey championship, yet nobody standing on the blue-line was smiling. Bronze medals hung around their necks after a 7-0 spanking of Russia on Sunday.