VICTORIA DAY MONDAY SPORTS

MEMORIAL CUP:  Edgars Kulda and Luke Bertolucci each scored twice for the Edmonton Oil Kings in a 5-2 win over the London Knights at the Memorial Cup on Sunday.

Reid Petryk also scored for the Western Hockey League champions, who improved to 1-1 with the win.

Edmonton goaltender Tristan Jarry stopped 38 shots, including a penalty-shot attempt in the first period.

The Ontario Hockey League’s Guelph Storm and Quebec Junior Hockey League’s Val-d’Or Foreurs both opened the tournament with wins and meet Monday.

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STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: The Chicago Blackhawks have taken Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, which could be a good omen for the Los Angeles Kings.

Corey Crawford made just four of his 25 saves in the third period as the Blackhawks completed a 3-1 triumph over the Kings in Chicago Sunday afternoon. Duncan Keith snapped a 1-1 tie midway through the second period before Jonathan Toews added an insurance goal with 3:50 remaining.

Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist, while Marian Hossa set up two scores.

Crawford blanked the Kings after Tyler Toffoli beat him early in the second period.

The Kings are in familiar territory, having trailed in each of their first two series. They knocked out San Jose in the conference quarterfinals by becoming the fourth team to win a series after dropping the first three games. And they advanced to the conference finals by winning the last two games of their series with Anaheim.

Game 2 is Wednesday in Chicago.

The New York Rangers take a 1-0 series lead into Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final Sunday evening at 6:00 Sask time.

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NBA PLAYOFFS: The Miami Heat find themselves trailing a series for the first time in this NBA post-season.

Paul George hit three 3-pointers and finished with 24 points and seven assists as the Pacers beat the Heat 107-96 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals in Miami. David West and Roy Hibbert each had 19 points for the Pacers, who shot 8-for-19 from three-point range and 52 per cent from the field for the game. George Hill also hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points, while Lance Stephenson added 17 points and eight assists.

Dwyane Wade had 27 points for the Heat, who entered the series 8-1 in the post-season and 2-0 in series openers. LeBron James finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, but Chris Bosh added just nine points on 4 of 12 shooting.

Game 2 is Tuesday at Indianapolis.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: The Oakland Athletics have put a rather emphatic exclamation point on their three-game sweep in Cleveland.

Yoenis Cespedes had a career-high five RBIs and Brandon Moss drove in three runs as the A’s clobbered the Indians 13-3. Cespedes provided a pair of two-run double, while Moss was 3-for-3 with two walks and four runs scored.

The A’s outscored the Indians 30-6 in the series, with Josh Donaldson collecting seven RBIs.

Jesse Chavez was credited with Oakland’s ninth victory in 10 games, allowing solo homers to Michael Bourn and Michael Brantley but just four other hits in five innings to improve to 4-1.

Elsewhere in the majors:

– Victor Martinez smacked a two-run homer and Torii Hunter added a solo shot in Detroit’s 6-2 downing of Boston. Miguel Cabrera had two RBIs to back Anibal Sanchez, who allowed one earned run over five innings of the Tigers’ sixth consecutive win.

– Mark Teixeira hit a two-run single while the New York Yankees scored four times over the first two innings of a 4-3 win against Pittsburgh in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Hiroki Kuroda allowed three runs in six innings for his first victory since April 12.

– Josh Harrison homered in the seventh inning and made a diving catch in left field as the Pirates beat the Yanks 5-3 in Game 2. Starling Marte hit a two-run homer off Vidal Nuno in the sixth inning of the second game after striking out four times in the opener.

– Ryan Vogelsong scattered five hits in seven shutout innings as San Francisco downed Miami 4-1. Pablo Sandoval homered for the first time in more than a month to support Vogelsong’s second victory in nine starts.

– Colorado pulled off a triple play before Justin Morneau belted a two-run homer in the 10th inning to lead the Rockies past San Diego 8-6. Morneau also joined Prince Fielder as the only players since 1988 to hit a walkoff homer in the same game in which they were involved in a triple play.

– Philadelphia was next-to-last in the National League with 27 home runs until Cody Asche, Jimmy Rollins, Wil Nieves and Marlon Byrd went deep in the Phillies’ 8-3 rout of Cincinnati. Cliff Lee pitched into the seventh to even his record at 4-4.

– Wilson Ramos drove in four runs and Ian Desmond hit a solo homer as Washington doubled up the New York Mets 6-3 in the rubber match of a three-game set. Jordan Zimmermann allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings for his first win in three starts.

– The Chicago Cubs earned a series victory for just the second time this season as Travis Wood pitched two-hit ball for seven innings of a 4-2 triumph against Milwaukee. Welington Castillo and Mike Olt homered against Marco Estrada, who also surrendered five doubles in five innings.

– Kansas City outscored Baltimore 8-6 behind Alex Gordon, who was 4-for-4 with a pair of three-run homers and a career-high six RBIs. James Shields earned his sixth win by limiting the Orioles to three runs and nine hits in seven innings.

– Matt Dominguez homered twice and had four RBIs as Houston battered the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Brad Peacock gave up two runs in 6 2/3 innings for his first win of the season.

– Felix Hernandez helped Seattle snap a four-game skid by allowing just two runs and seven hits in eight innings of a 6-2 victory at Minnesota. Robinson Cano was 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored to lead the Mariners’ 11-hit attack.

– Atlanta scored twice in the ninth on a bases-loaded walk and a wild pitch to rally past the Cardinals 6-5 in St. Louis. Freddie Freeman started the winning rally with a leadoff single and was 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

– Mitch Moreland hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, Alex Rios had a two-run triple as Texas topped Toronto 6-2 to avoid a three-game sweep. The Rangers had gone 23 innings without an extra-base hit when Rios drove one off the right-centre wall in the fourth.

– Albert Pujols was 3-for-4 with a pair of solo homers as the Angels beat Tampa Bay 6-2 in Anaheim. Matt Shoemaker is 2-0 in two starts since his recall after yielding just a run and two hits in six innings.

– Eric Chavez smacked a two-run homer and Cody Ross added a solo shot in Arizona’s 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yasiel Puig went 0-for-3 to end his 16-game hitting streak.

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HORSE RACING:  California Chrome might abandon his Triple Crown bid if New York officials do not allow the colt to wear a nasal strip in the Belmont Stakes. Trainer Art Sherman made no threats about the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner passing on a chance to become horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner, but he suggested it was a possibility. Sherman says the decision is up to the owners and added, “I know they’ll be upset.”

Neither the New York State Gaming Commission nor the New York Racing Association stewards has received a request to use nasal strips in the Belmont on June 7.

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PGA TOUR:  Brendon Todd has captured his first PGA title by winning the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday.

Todd closed with a bogey-free 4-under 66 for a 14-under total and a two-stroke victory over Mike Weir. He took the lead for good with birdies at Nos. 9 and 10, and went on to become the eighth first-time winner this season.

Charles Howell III and Marc Leishman tied for third at 10 under.