National Sports

LANGLEY, B.C. — The Vancouver Giants may have kept their season alive Friday night, but coach Michael Dyck says now they're simply looking forward to their next shift.

Friday's Games World Hockey Championship At Kosice Slovakia Finland 3 Canada 1 Slovakia 4 United States 1 At Bratislava Slovakia Russia 5 Norway 2 Czech Republic 5 Sweden 2 --- AHL Playoffs Chicago 7 Iowa 4 (Wolves lead series 3-2) San Diego 4 Bakers

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps woke up Saturday morning sitting in the final playoff spot in Major League Soccer's Western Conference.

HOUSTON — After Stephen Curry bounced back from the first scoreless first half of his playoff career to score 33 points in the last two quarters and help the Golden State Warriors eliminate the Houston Rockets and advance to the Western Conference fi

LOS ANGELES — Barry Zito has written a book detailing his rise and fall as a baseball pitcher and his intensifying belief in religion. "Curveball" will be published Sept. 17 by Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.

TORONTO — When the bats are this cold, the Toronto Blue Jays need to make every hit count.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Alexander Yelesin to a two-year entry-level contract.

KOSICE, Slovakia — Finland continued its recent domination of Canada in international hockey on Friday, winning 3-1 in the opening game for both teams at the world men's championship.

TORONTO — Red Kelly only ever got two phone calls from the NHL. The first came from league president Clarence Campbell in 1960 when he refused to report to New York after the Detroit Red Wings traded him to the Rangers.

Toronto Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was bumped up to the No. 2 spot in the batting order for Friday night's game against the Chicago White Sox at Rogers Centre.