National Sports

OTTAWA — Lee Min A and Desiree Scott scored one goal apiece to lift Ottawa Rapid FC to a 2-1 victory over AFC Toronto on Sunday in Northern Super League action at TD Place.

EDMONTON — Calvin Pickard got the nod for a second straight start for the Edmonton Oilers in their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool sealed the Premier League title in style on Sunday with a 5-1 win against Tottenham. The Merseyside club’s record-equaling 20th English league title matched the achievement of its great rival Manchester United.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk has played seven full NHL seasons. Tim Stutzle is in his fifth. The Ottawa Senators star forwards are key pieces and leaders for a young group tasting the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled outfielder Jonatan Clase from Triple-A Buffalo, the team announced Sunday morning.

OTTAWA — Travis Green could let out a sigh of relief — if only for a moment. The Senators head coach had just watched his team survive a four-minute Maple Leafs power play in overtime with the season on the line.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning came back to beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 Saturday to cut their deficit in the NHL's first-round, best-of-seven playoff series to 2-1.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Playoffs First Round Ottawa 4 Toronto 3 (OT) (Toronto leads best-of-seven series 3-1) Tampa Bay 5 Florida 1 (Florida leads best-of-seven series 2-1) Vegas 4 Minnesota 3 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2) Colorado 4 Dallas

OTTAWA — The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to wrap up their first-round playoff series Saturday night, but they still feel confident returning home for Game 5 on Tuesday.

MEDICINE HAT — Bryce Pickford had two goals and two assists, Gavin McKenna had five helpers, and the Medicine Hat Tigers whipped the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 7-2 in Western Hockey League playoff action on Saturday night at Co-op Place.