National Sports

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Turns out Rory McIlroy needed only three good swings to win The Players Championship on Monday in a playoff over J.J. Spaun.

UIJEONGBU-SI — Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Denmark's Madeleine Dupont 9-3 in round-robin play Monday at the LGT world women's curling championship.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers says he saw star potential in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while coaching him as a rookie before the Los Angeles Clippers traded him to Oklahoma City. But the veteran coach concedes that Gilgeous-Alexander, of Hamilton, Ont.

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Boxing is set to be on the program for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after years of disputes over how the sport is run.

DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime and Colorado recovered after squandering a late two-goal lead to beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 on Sunday in the return of former Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen .

VANCOUVER — As the NHL's regular season winds down, the Vancouver Canucks are watching their margin for error disappear.

DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime and Colorado recovered after squandering a late two-goal lead to win 4-3 over the Dallas Stars on Sunday in the return of former Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen .

SEATTLE (AP) — Dylan Samberg scored 1:47 into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets rallied from two goals down to beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Sunday night.

Sunday's Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 3 Seattle 2 (OT) Edmonton 3 N.Y. Rangers 1 Utah 3 Vancouver 1 St. Louis 7 Anaheim 2 Detroit 3 Vegas 0 N.Y.

VANCOUVER — Logan Cooley scored the game winner as the Utah Hockey Club edged the Canucks 3-1 in their inaugural visit to Vancouver on Sunday.