National Sports

MONTREAL — After a blazing start, CF Montreal could not seem to get anything going as they suffered their second consecutive 2-1 setback against Real Salt Lake on Sunday afternoon.

DENVER (AP) — That water bottle tossed toward Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri hardly came out of nowhere. For two straight postseasons, Kadri has been the agitator that makes Colorado go and the pest that drives the St. Louis Blues crazy.

HOBOKEN, N.J. — Rugby ATL defeated Rugby New York 38-3 on Sunday to climb up the Eastern Conference standings and make the Toronto Arrows' playoff bid more challenging with two games remaining in Major League Rugby's regular season. The No.

TORONTO — Canadian Joey Votto made another smashing return to his hometown. The Cincinnati Reds first baseman crushed a towering eighth-inning home run off the right-field foul pole to give the Reds a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

TOULOUSE, France — Krissy Scurfield and Ella O'Regan scored tries in a losing cause Sunday as Canada was beaten 19-14 by France to finish sixth at the HSBC France Sevens. The French jumped into an early lead and were ahead 12-0 at the break.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to move to the brink of another trip to the Eastern Conference final on Sunday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed veteran defenceman Mark Giordano to a two-year contract extension Sunday. The average annual value of the contract is US$800,000.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks announced Sunday assistant coaches Scott Walker and Kyle Gustafson and video coach Darryl Seward won't be returning next season.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City clinched a sixth Premier League title in 11 seasons on Sunday by scoring three times in five minutes to come from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the finale and hold off Liverpool's challenge.

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan secured its first Serie A title in 11 years on Sunday with a 3-0 win at Sassuolo. The city of Milan is already swarming with a sea of celebrating red-and-black fans.