SUNDAY SPORTS

The Islanders tied their NHL playoff series with the Bruins at two games apiece. New York defeated Boston 4-1 in second-round action, with Mathew Barzal breaking a 1-1 tie with less than seven minutes to play in the third period. The Isles added two empty-net goals for insurance.

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Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov each had two goals and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 in NHL playoff action. The win gives the defending Stanley Cup champions a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven second-round series, with a chance to advance to the Eastern Conference final Tuesday in Raleigh, North Carolina. Game 3 of the series between Boston and the New York Islanders is underway. Boston leads that series 2-1.

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Vladimir Guerrero Junior and Joe Panik homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 6-2 today in Buffalo, New York. Panik’s tiebreaking three-run shot off Jose Urquidy gave Toronto a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning. Guerrero connected in the fifth, sending a two-run drive deep to left for his 18th homer of the season.

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James Harden of the Brooklyn Nets left 43 seconds into Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals with a right hamstring injury. Harden appeared to grab at the hamstring on a drive to the basket on Brooklyn’s first possession against the Milwaukee Bucks. The injury potentially deals a huge blow to Brooklyn’s championship hopes.

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Canadian Mike Weir is six strokes behind leader Tim Herron after two rounds at the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic. Weir, from Brights Grove, Ontario, started the round in 19th position but shot a 66 to jump into fifth. Calgary’s Stephen Ames shot a 69 for a 7-under 137 total.

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Jon Rahm has been knocked out of the PGA’s Memorial after testing positive for COVID-19. That means his commanding performance that included a hole-in-one Saturday morning to complete his second round went to waste. Rahm had tied the 54-hole record at the Memorial and was on the cusp of joining Tiger Woods as the only repeat winners.

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The Canadian Premier League kicks off its season June 26th with a month’s worth of games all played in Winnipeg. The Manitoba capital will host the first 32 games of the campaign until July 24th. The league is committed to teams playing a full 28-match season and hopes to return to home markets after Winnipeg.

(Canadian Press)