National Sports

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Egor Korshkov to an entry-level contract, the club announced Wednesday. Selected 31st overall in the 2016 NHL draft, the Russian forward's two-year deal runs through 2020-21.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Griffin Canning and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. both made some of their earliest baseball memories up in the stands at Angel Stadium.

DENVER — San Jose centre Gustav Nyquist had a couple of special deliveries this week. On Monday, his wife gave birth to their first child. He rejoined the team Tuesday and assisted on Logan Couture recording his first career playoff hat trick.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors brought it on both ends, kept their mouths shut and handled business at home against James Harden and the Rockets.

Tuesday's Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Columbus 2 Boston 1 (Columbus leads series 2-1) San Jose 4 Colorado 2 (San Jose leads series 2-1) --- NBA Playoffs Second Round Milwaukee 123 Boston 102 (Series tied 1-1) Golden State 115 Houston 109 (Golden

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo attacked the rim, Khris Middleton connected from long range and Eric Bledsoe turned in an effective performance. The Milwaukee Bucks looked more like themselves in Game 2.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — With Columbus holding on to a two-goal lead late in the second period, Boston's Brad Marchand snapped a shot from the top of the left circle.

VANCOUVER — Veteran linebacker Solomon Elimimian was released by the B.C. Lions on Tuesday night and the team waived nine other players. Elimimian is the Lions' all-time leader in defensive tackles with 745.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge threw out former Penn State President Graham Spanier's misdemeanour child-endangerment conviction on Tuesday, less than a day before he was due to turn himself in to begin serving a jail sentence. The decision by U.

LONDON — Even with a first Champions League final in 23 years in sight, Ajax has some regrets.