National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will continue their battle for a playoff spot after earning a crucial 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Sunday.

Sunday's Games MLB Post-season National League Championship Series Atlanta 5 Los Angeles 4 (Atlanta leads series 2-0) --- NHL Ottawa Senators 3 Dallas Stars 2 --- AHL Hershey 2 Lehigh Valley 1 Hartford 4 Providence 3 (SO) Utica 6 Rochester 2 Springfi

ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves won with a walk-off hit for the second night in a row when Eddie Rosario lined a two-out single off shortstop Corey Seager’s glove, giving Atlanta a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night and a 2-0 NL Champ

ONTARIO, Calif. — The Abbotsford Canucks have a win in the American Hockey League. The league's newest franchise defeated the Ontario Reign 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday for the first victory of its inaugural season.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Ice notched their seventh consecutive victory to begin the Western Hockey League season by defeating the Swift Current Broncos 3-1 on Sunday.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Norrie beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open, giving the tournament its first champion ranked outside of the Top 25 since 2010.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Ryan Stepien and Calum Ritchie each scored twice to lead the Oshawa Generals over the visiting Peterborough Petes 6-3 in the Ontario Hockey League on Sunday. Ritchie added two assists for a four-point game for the Generals (2-2-1).

OTTAWA — Getting off on the right foot can make all the difference, and so far the Ottawa Senators are reaping the rewards for doing a lot of things right.

TORONTO — The Manitoba Moose earned their first victory of the AHL season by downing the Toronto Marlies 5-0 Sunday.

Cole Huckins scored the third-period game-winner for the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in a 4-3 victory over the visiting Charlottetown Islanders on Sunday in the QMJHL.