National Sports

DETROIT — Saben Lee scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half in his second career start, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 118-104 on Monday night.

INDIANAPOLIS — Houston overcame a blown 17-point lead to hold off Oregon State 67-61 on Monday night in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Final Four for the first time in 37 years. Quentin Grimes hit a 3-pointer with 3:21 left to break a 55-all tie.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Early in the second half Monday, a ball went out near John Herdman and the Canadian coach instantly scooped it up and flipped it to one of his players to restart play — pronto. Canada was leading the Cayman Islands 6-0 at the time.

SAN ANTONIO — Paige Bueckers scored 28 points and top seed UConn used a huge run spanning the final two quarters to beat No. 2 Baylor 69-67 on Monday night and reach a 13th consecutive Final Four in the women's NCAA Tournament.

Adrian Tracy says he's leaving football on his own terms, but the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic helped his decision.

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TORONTO — Adam Brooks scored the winner on the power play in the third period as the Toronto Marlies edged the Stockton Heat 4-3 in American Hockey League action on Monday.

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Canada's Raphael Lessard finished third on Monday in a NASCAR Truck Series race on the dirt surface at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was Lessard's first podium appearance of the season.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canadians minor-league baseball team will open its season playing home games in a suburb of Portland because of COVID-19 border restrictions. The Canadians will play out of Hillsboro, Ore.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers say in their 2020 annual report that restrictions introduced to combat the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in a $7-million loss.