National Sports

ST. LOUIS — Dallas goalie Ben Bishop rebounded — at his hometown team's expense. Bishop made 32 saves, Roope Hintz scored twice and the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 in Game 2 to even the Western Conference semifinal series.

Montreal's Meaghan Benfeito and Celina Toth of St. Thomas, Ont., both failed to qualify for the women's 10-metre platform final on Saturday as Canada fell short of the podium on the second day of competition at the FINA Diving World Series.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez was disappointed to be pulled from his latest start after five innings, but he was relieved it wasn't due to another finger issue. "It was fine going into today," Sanchez said about his oft-injured finger.

Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney felt his team was disconnected. Captain Michael Bradley called it a frustrating afternoon. Jonathan Osorio described the performance as unacceptable.

HAMILTON — York 9 FC's Ryan Telfer, on loan from Toronto FC, goes into the history book as the first to score in the Canadian Premier League.

BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi conjured the perfect finish to a dominant title march by Barcelona on Saturday, when he came off the bench and scored the goal that clinched the Spanish league crown.

ORNSKOLDSVIK, Sweden — Albin Grewe scored the winning goal late in the third period as host Sweden edged Canada 4-3 in semifinal action Saturday at the world under-18 hockey championship.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Declan Farmer scored twice as the United States defeated Canada 3-1 in the opening game for both teams at the 2019 para ice hockey world championship.

STAVANGER, Norway — Canada's senior curling teams won gold for a second straight year, but a narrow loss in the mixed doubles final prevented a sweep of the week's competitions at Stavanger's Sormarka Arena.

HAMILTON — Ryan Telfer wasted little time making history Saturday, scoring the first goal in Canadian Premier League.