National Sports

PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia upset the United States 5-4 when Milos Kelemen scored with 1:04 left in overtime at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. The Americans were handed their second loss in three games.

New York City FC coach Nick Cushing has repeated his denial of allegations that he punched a Toronto FC player, saying he is shocked and upset at the claim. The two teams clashed on the pitch following NYCFC's 3-2 win Saturday night at BMO Field.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Denver Nuggets were far from done after dropping the first two games of the Western Conference semifinals at home in humbling fashion.

NEW YORK — Vancouver defenceman Nikita Zadorov has been fined US$5,000 by the NHL and Canucks blue-liner Carson Soucy will have a hearing with the league for cross-checks on Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid.

HAMILTON — Bo Levi Mitchell was on the field Monday at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats training camp. The veteran quarterback was in equipment and threw passes with the offence at Ron Joyce Stadium.

ROME — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was knocked out of the Italian Open after falling 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 to Australia's Alex de Minaur on Monday. The Laval, Que.

The New York Rangers can become the first team to reach the third round of the post-season with a win tonight against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes, while the Colorado Avalanche will aim to level their series with the visiting Dallas Stars.

EDMONTON — He's played just six NHL playoff games, but Arturs Silovs is already earning a reputation for stepping up in big moments.

BOSTON (AP) — Aleksander Barkov slipped through three Bruins defenders to score the go-ahead goal on Sunday night, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over Boston and a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference

CALGARY — Canada dented the United States' recent dominance in para hockey with a 2-1 win for the gold medal in Sunday's world championship final.