National Sports

SALTARA, Italy - Alex Dowsett won the individual time trial in the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday after favourite Bradley Wiggins was slowed by a puncture and only managed second.

BIRMINGHAM, England - Frank Lampard became Chelsea's all-time leading scorer with a double against Aston Villa on Saturday that clinched a 2-1 victory and pushed his club closer to Champions League qualification.

BARCELONA, Spain - Nico Rosberg will use his frustration from the Bahrain Grand Prix for motivation when he starts the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position Sunday.

HELSINKI - The United States beat France 4-2 Saturday to take the lead in its group at the ice hockey world championships.

TORONTO - After giving up the overtime goal in Game 4, a grim-faced James Reimer suffered the indignity of having a phalanx of reporters watch him undress before facing the heat.

BARCELONA, Spain - Mercedes will start the Spanish Grand Prix from the front row after Nico Rosberg had the fastest qualifying time ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Down and dominated during most of the first two games at home, the San Antonio Spurs once again showed why nobody should ever count them out.

CHICAGO - LeBron James came on strong down the stretch to finish with 25 points, Chris Bosh added 20 points and 19 rebounds, and the Miami Heat followed up the most lopsided playoff win in franchise history with a 104-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Dustin Penner scored the tiebreaking goal in the final second of the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings advanced to the second round with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 on Friday night.