National Sports

TORONTO — Only a few weeks ago, Marc Gasol figured he was facing another long off-season, the star centre of a Memphis Grizzlies team out of the playoff picture for the second consecutive year.

From the Toronto Raptors to Serena Williams, the victims of the sports curse that seems to follow unlucky sports fan Drake are numerous.

TORONTO — Bruce Cassidy didn't see it coming. And quite frankly, neither did many others.

GATINEAU, Que. — The head of Quebecor Inc. questioned the power of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in its quarrel with Bell and tried to blame the regulator for a potential termination of TVA Sports.

MONACO — Back on his favourite surface, Rafael Nadal showed no lingering effects of a recent injury as he breezed into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-1 win against Roberto Bautista Agut.

LAS VEGAS — Max Pacioretty had two goals and two assists, Marc-Andre Fleury earned his 15th playoff shutout and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-0 on Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference series

Tuesday's Games Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Columbus 7 Tampa Bay 3 (Columbus wins series 4-0) N.Y. Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 1 (N.Y. Islanders wins series 4-0) Winnipeg 2 St.

Tuesday's Games Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Columbus 7 Tampa Bay 3 (Columbus wins series 4-0) N.Y. Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 1 (N.Y. Islanders wins series 4-0) Winnipeg 2 St.

ST. LOUIS — Kyle Connor scored 6:02 into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Tuesday night to tie their best-of-seven Western Conference playoff series at two games apiece.

TORONTO — Terrence Ross' post-mortem on Orlando's lopsided loss to Toronto in Game 2 of their NBA playoff series Tuesday was short and not very sweet. "We just played bad," said Ross, a former Raptor. The numbers backed him up.