National Sports

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.

Canadian internationals Janine Beckie and Adriana Leon are headed to the SSE Women's FA Cup final. Beckie's Manchester City advanced Sunday by defeating defending champion Chelsea via a Magdalena Eriksson own goal in second-half stoppage time.

SHANGHAI — Mercedes has gone 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 in the first three races of the new Formula One season, a great start for the sport's dominating team.

SHANGHAI — Mercedes has gone 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 in the first three races of the new Formula One season, a great start for the sport's dominating team.