National Sports

OLYMPIA, Greece — Three activists protesting human rights abuses in China have sneaked into the archaeological site where the flame lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is being held and ran toward the Temple of Hera holding a Tibet

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will continue their battle for a playoff spot after earning a crucial 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Sunday.

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ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves won with a walk-off hit for the second night in a row when Eddie Rosario lined a two-out single off shortstop Corey Seager’s glove, giving Atlanta a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night and a 2-0 NL Champ

ONTARIO, Calif. — The Abbotsford Canucks have a win in the American Hockey League. The league's newest franchise defeated the Ontario Reign 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday for the first victory of its inaugural season.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Ice notched their seventh consecutive victory to begin the Western Hockey League season by defeating the Swift Current Broncos 3-1 on Sunday.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Norrie beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open, giving the tournament its first champion ranked outside of the Top 25 since 2010.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Ryan Stepien and Calum Ritchie each scored twice to lead the Oshawa Generals over the visiting Peterborough Petes 6-3 in the Ontario Hockey League on Sunday. Ritchie added two assists for a four-point game for the Generals (2-2-1).

OTTAWA — Getting off on the right foot can make all the difference, and so far the Ottawa Senators are reaping the rewards for doing a lot of things right.

TORONTO — The Manitoba Moose earned their first victory of the AHL season by downing the Toronto Marlies 5-0 Sunday.