National Sports

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tuukka Rask was impenetrable when it counted in Game 6, and the Boston Bruins are on their way to the Eastern Conference final.

TORONTO — These are the nights that are the painful part of the rebuilding process for the Toronto Blue Jays. The nights when the youngsters make errors, the bats are quiet, and there is little energy at Rogers Centre.

BOSTON — When Giannis Antetokounmpo picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter of a tie game, the Boston Celtics sensed a chance to pull away. Instead, Milwaukee took control. Of the game, and the series.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City returned to the top of the English Premier League with one round left after captain Vincent Kompany hit a sensational goal to beat Leicester 1-0 in a dramatic and tense match on Monday.

TORONTO — When Kawhi Leonard watched his clutch three-point shot drop through the hoop on Sunday with all the emotion of a hired gun, Tim Sweeney wasn't surprised. The California high school coach had seen that death stare before.

HAMILTON — Defensive linemen Justin Capicciotti and Nikita Whitlock and running back Alex Green were among 14 players released Monday by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

CALGARY — Veteran Canadian defensive back Adam Berger announced his CFL retirement Monday.

Olympic trampoline champion Rosannagh MacLennan is grounded with a broken ankle. The 30-year-old from King City, Ont., took time to come to grips with her injury before going public with it.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers will have a wealth of head coaching experience on their bench next season, with Mike Yeo and Michel Therrien joining the NHL club as assistants.

Kawhi Leonard is in the midst of one of the great Toronto playoff performances in recent memory.