National Sports

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanour charge against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Thursday after courts blocked their use of video that allegedly shows him paying for massage parlour sex.

It's been a fabulous run, but Canadian harness driver Yannick Gingras is looking forward to finally returning home. Gingras, of Sorel, Que.

PARIS — Top-ranked Canadian Denis Shapovalov drew local favourite Gilles Simon as his first round opponent at the French Open, while Milos Raonic once again pulled out of the clay court tournament. The 21-year-old Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.

TORONTO — The Calgary Stampeders are taking a flyer on linebacker Marcus Smith II. Smith, a former first-round pick of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, is one of 10 players on Calgary's negotiation list.

PARIS — Toronto's Steven Diez advanced to the men's main draw at the French Open with a 6-3, 6-4 win over France's Enzo Couacaud on Thursday.

TORONTO — A meeting of the Super League board Friday could decide the future of the Toronto Wolfpack.

SYDNEY, N.S. — A high school in Cape Breton has announced the new name for its sports teams, which replaces a 50-year-old name that is considered disrespectful to Indigenous people.

LOS ANGELES — Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos has no words to explain the early minutes of his team's ugly loss Wednesday night.

Wednesday's Games NHL Stanley Cup Final Tampa Bay 5 Dallas 2 (Lightning lead series 2-1) --- NBA Eastern Conference Final Miami 112 Boston 109 (Heat lead series 3-1) --- MLB American League Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 2 Seattle 3 Houston 2 Toronto

EDMONTON — After seven months sitting on the shelf, Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos came back for the Stanley Cup final Wednesday — albeit very briefly — and scored on his first shot on net. Stamkos, out since Feb.