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Barcelona became the first team in 85 years to win four straight Copa del Rey titles after blowing away Sevilla 5-0 in the final on Saturday.

Mauro Manotas and Leonardo scored goals in the match's first seven minutes to set the tone, and Romell Quioto added a goal and two assists as the Houston Dynamo rolled past defending MLS champion Toronto FC 5-1 on Saturday afternoon at BBVA Compass Stadium in downtown Houston.

Ben Simmons had the first playoff triple-double by a rookie in nearly 40 years, JJ Redick scored 24 points and the Philadelphia 76ers outlasted the Miami Heat 106-102 on Saturday to move within a victory of the second round.

White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar suffered a brain hemorrhage while in the dugout during a game Friday night, and is in stable but critical condition.

Aaron Judge hit an early homer off respected Twitter rival Marcus Stroman, then scored on a disputed play during a seven-run burst in the sixth inning that sent the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1 Saturday.

After mysteriously vanishing, the Toronto Maple Leafs wouldn't win another Stanley Cup until Barilko's remains were found 11 years later.

Bianca Andreescu was called into action only 15 minutes before the match when Francoise Abanda suffered an eye injury in a fall, but Andreescu later withdrew with an injury as Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko won the Fed Cup match.

Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., looking to regain the form that once put her among the world's best players, defeated Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-2, 7-5 in Fed Cup World Group II action on Saturday.

Carlos Vela scored from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute as expansion-side Los Angeles FC overcame an Ignacio Piatti hat trick to defeat the 10-man Montreal Impact 5-3 at Saputo Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Centre Patrice Bergeron is "optimistic" he can play Saturday when the Boston Bruins face the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 of their first-round series.

Forward Brian Boyle of the New Jersey Devils, goaltender Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers and forward Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes were named the finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy on Saturday.

Rafael Nadal remains on course for a record 31st Masters title after beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-1 in the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals on Saturday. Nadal faces either third-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany or Kei Nishikori of Japan.

Canada's women's rugby sevens team failed to reach the Cup quarter-finals for the first time in the history of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series after going 1-2 in pool play in Kitakyushu, Japan.

Sven Andrighetto scored with 1:28 left to give the Colorado Avalanche a 2-1 victory over Nashville Predators 2-1 on Friday night, sending the first-round series back to Denver for Game 6.

Johnny Russell had his first career MLS hat trick and Sporting Kansas City routed the nine-man Vancouver Whitecaps 6-0 on Friday night for the largest margin of victory in Children's Mercy Park history.

The Winnipeg Jets got their first series win in franchise history - all thanks to an early barrage of goals in the 1st period.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. made an impressive major-league debut with two hits and three RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-5 Friday night.

Fittingly, it was Mark Scheifele who put the finishing touch on the Winnipeg Jets' first-round series victory with a power-play goal early in the third period.

Bradley Beal and John Wall scored 28 points apiece and the Washington Wizards beat Toronto 122-103 on Friday, cutting the Raptors' lead in their opening round playoff series to 2-1.

Sean Couturier's long shot from the point got past Matt Murray with 1:17 left and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Friday night to force sixth game in the first-round series.

The Winnipeg Jets are heading to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs after a 5-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday.

Speed Skating Canada has fired the head coach of Canada's long-track speed-skating team.