National Sports

Ron Hainsey avoiding a big hit and carrying the puck from end to end isn't what the Pittsburgh Penguins ask of him or any other defenceman not named Kris Letang.

NASHVILLE — Country star and Predators fan Luke Bryan will open NBC's broadcast of Game 6 on Sunday night singing a song from the rooftop of the honky-tonk Tootsie's World Famous Orchid Lounge.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Bob Boughner never made the Florida Panthers as a player. He's on the brink of joining them as their next coach.

PARIS — Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia used bold strokes and an unbending will to come back and stun No. 3 Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in an enthralling French Open final Saturday for the first title of her career.

PARIS — Top-seeded Bianca Andreescu and Carson Branstine beat Olesya Pervushina and Anastasia Potapova of Russia 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday to capture the French Open junior girls doubles title.

CLEVELAND — Golden State's perfect post-season is over, the champagne corks still in their bottles. The Warriors had planned to party, to pay back Cleveland. Everything's on hold in the NBA Finals. The comeback Cavaliers are at it again.

JUPITER, Fla. — Tiger Woods told officers during his DUI arrest last month that he had taken Xanax, as well as other prescription medications.

SEATTLE — Jarrod Dyson's importance to the Seattle Mariners is always going to be based around defence first. In one inning on Friday night, Dyson showed value both in the field and at the plate.

Friday's Games NBA Finals Cleveland 137 Golden State 116 (Warriors lead series 3-1) --- AHL Calder Cup Final Grand Rapids 3 Syracuse 1 (Griffins lead series 3-1) --- MLB American Seattle 4 Toronto 2 Boston 5 Detroit 3 Cleveland 7 Chicago White Sox 3

TORONTO — Tom O'Neill-Thorne was a rebound short of a triple double as he led Australia past Canada 62-58 on Friday at the under-23 world men's wheelchair basketball championship.