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MONTREAL — Luke Richardson didn't envision his debut as an NHL head coach coming this way.

Friday's Games NHL Playoffs Best-of-Seven Semifinals Montreal 3 Vegas 2 (OT) (Montreal leads series 2-1) --- NBA Playoffs Best-of-Seven Second Round Philadelphia 104 Atlanta 99 (Series tied 3-3) L.A. Clippers 131 Utah 119 (L.A.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terance Mann scored a career-high 39 points and the Los Angeles Clippers advanced to a conference final for the first time in the franchise's 51-year history, beating the Utah Jazz 131-119 on Friday night.

SANDY, Utah — Erik Holt and Damir Kreilach each scored on headers in second-half stoppage time and Real Salt Lake beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Friday night. Salt Lake (3-1-3) extended its unbeaten streak to four — with three draws.

MONTREAL — Canadiens interim head coach Dominique Ducharme missed Game 3 of Montreal's third-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights after testing positive for COVID-19.

ATLANTA — Seth Curry hit six 3-pointes and scored 24 points and the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinal series by beating the Atlanta Hawks 104-99 in Game 6 on Friday night.

OTTAWA — The federal government has approved a travel exemption for Canada's Olympic hopefuls that will allow them to train on home soil without undergoing a 14-day quarantine after returning to the country.

Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David highlight Canada's preliminary 60-man roster for next month's Gold Cup.

Vernon Adams Jr. is getting a head start on the 2021 CFL season. The Montreal Alouettes' starting quarterback is already at his apartment in the city completing his 14-day quarantine after arriving from his off-season home in Seattle.

NCAA President Mark Emmert told the organization's more than 1,200 member schools Friday that he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrity with a host of state laws looming and congressio