National Sports

INDIANAPOLIS — Pole sitter Scott Dixon was knocked out of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday by a terrifying crash that saw his car fly over the car of Jay Howard and land atop the inside safety fence, where it split in two amid sparks and flames.

GOETZIS, Austria — Canadian decathlete Damian Warner won the Hypo Meeting for a third time Sunday. Warner, from London, Ont., earned 8,591 points over the 10 events, 52 more than second-place finisher Eelco Sintnicolaas of the Netherlands.

MONACO — Sebastian Vettel beat his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen to win the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and comfortably extend his lead at the top of the standings to 25 points.

It's the grande dame of sports trophies, the oldest contested prize in North American athletics. The Stanley Cup will soon once again be awarded to hockey's top team, extending a tradition that dates back to 1893.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Alex DeBrincat has been told more than once he's too small to succeed.

VANCOUVER — A push to grow girls hockey on Vancouver Island is being criticized by some parents, but one advocate says the controversial move is the only way to save the sport from attrition.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jim Bunning was an intimidating figure as a major-league pitcher and was just as hard-nosed and uncompromising as a U.S. senator.

MONTREAL — Ellie Black of Halfax regained her senior all-around title at the Canadian gymnastics championships on Saturday. Black finished the competition with 54.318 points, narrowly beating fellow Rio Olympian Rose-Kaying Woo of Brossard, Que.

Saturday's Games AHL Playoffs Conference Finals Grand Rapids 4 San Jose 2 (Grand Rapids wins series 4-1) Syracuse 3 Providence 1 (Syracuse wins series 4-1) --- MLB American League Toronto 3 Texas 1 N.Y.