National Sports

HOUSTON (AP) — Hunter Brown struck out a season-high nine in seven innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 on Monday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele had a goal and assist and Kyle Connor scored his second consecutive game-winner in the third period to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the St.

The Seattle Kraken fired coach Dan Bylsma on Monday, ending his tenure after one season far out of playoff contention.

TORONTO — Ridly Greig raised his arms and delivered a cross-check up high on John Tavares. The Ottawa Senators forward was initially assessed a five-minute penalty that was reduced to a minor upon review.

DALLAS (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche activated captain Gabriel Landeskog off injured reserve, paving the way for him to return from his nearly three-year absence as soon as Game 2 of Colorado’s first-round series against the Dallas Stars on Monday ni

VANCOUVER — The result of the rift between former Canucks centre J.T. Miller and current Vancouver star Elias Pettersson was the main talking point when team president Jim Rutherford and general manager Patrik Allvin addressed the media on Monday.

BOSTON (AP) — A rider dressed as Paul Revere eased his horse up to the Boston Marathon finish line and proclaimed, “The runners are coming.” And down Boylston Street they came. In record time. With a historic family first.

BOSTON (AP) — Six months after claiming the top spot on the podium at the Chicago Marathon, John Korir toed the start line of his third Boston Marathon feeling good about his chances for another strong performance.