National Sports

LANGLEY, B.C. — A broadcaster for a minor-league hockey team in B.C. is apologizing after being pulled off the air for making a racist comment about a player.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Logan Stankoven scored a hat trick and added two assists to power the Kamloops Blazers to a 9-0 rout of the Spokane Chiefs on Friday in the opener of their best-of-seven first-round playoff series.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chris Paul scored 19 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns overcame Devin Booker's absence to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 114-111 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round series.

Friday's Games NHL Edmonton 6 Colorado 3 Ottawa 2 Columbus 1, SO Minnesota 6 Seattle 3 Washington 2 Arizona 0 --- AHL Bridgeport 4 Springfield 2 Charlotte 2 Hartford 1 Chicago 4 Grand Rapids 2 Syracuse 6 Belleville 0 Toronto 5 Laval 1 Utica 3 Rochest

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers clinched a playoff berth in style on Friday.

HOUSTON (AP) — Matt Chapman doubled home Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with two outs in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4-3 Friday night for their third straight win.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jin Young Ko had five back-nine birdies in a 7-under 64 at demanding Wilshire Country Club for a share of the second-round lead Friday with Nasa Hataoka in the DIO Implant LA Open.

CHICAGO (AP) — Grayson Allen made five 3-pointers and scored 22 points and the Milwaukee Bucks dominated the Chicago Bulls 111-81 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series without the injured Khris Middleton.

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young hit a floater in the lane with 4.4 seconds left and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a 16-point deficit in the second half to beat top-seeded Miami 111-110 on Friday night, cutting the Heat's series lead to 2-1.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tim Stutzle scored in the shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night for their second straight road win.