National Sports

HAMBURG — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second-round of the Hamburg Open clay-court tennis tournament with a 6-2, 7-6 (2) win over Italian Lorenzo Sonego on Tuesday.

Canadian bantamweight Brad (Superman) Katona, winner of Season 27 of "The Ultimate Fighter," has signed with Europe's Elite MMA Championship (EMC) and will fight for its 135-pound title next month.

EDMONTON — Jeff Paulus is stepping down as head coach of FC Edmonton, but is staying on with the CPL team as manager of player development. Edmonton placed last in the group stage of the recent Island Games, finishing eighth with an 0-6-1 record.

MIAMI — CPL champion Forge FC has been drawn against El Salvador's CD Municipal Limeno in the preliminary round of the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF League.

TOKYO — The only thing more difficult than staging next year's Tokyo Olympics in a pandemic might be convincing sponsors to keep their billions of dollars on board in the midst of economic turbulence and skepticism.

Monday's Games NHL Stanley Cup Final Tampa Bay 3 Dallas 2 (Series tied 1-1) --- NFL Las Vegas 34 New Orleans 24 --- MLB American League L.A. Angels 8 Texas 5 Cleveland 7 Chicago White Sox 4 Tampa Bay 2 N.Y. Mets 1 Toronto 11 N.Y.

BUFFALO, N.Y.

EDMONTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning rediscovered the zap in their power play, using it to burn the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Monday and even up the Stanley Cup final.

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — On A Streak will be chasing a second major upset win Saturday night at Mohawk Woodbine Park. On A Streak claimed the $535,000 William Wellwood Memorial on Sept. 12 at 15-1 odds.

The next week will be a balancing act for the Toronto Blue Jays as they look to close out the season strong while preparing for what will likely be a wild-card berth.