National Sports

NORTH PORT — The Toronto Blue Jays played to a 1-1 tie against the Atlanta Braves in spring training action on Saturday. Rainer Nunez drove in the Ione run for Toronto.

NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Tampa Bay Lightning left-wing Brandon Hagel and Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl have been the NHL's three stars of the month for February.

CAPE TOWN — Canada posted two wins Saturday to advance to the Cup semifinals in the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Series.

O CEBREIRO — Canadian Derek Gee added to his overall lead at the O Gran Camino cycling race in Spain on Saturday after finishing runner-up to Guatemala's Sergio Chumil in the fourth stage.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Borya Valis to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Saturday. The deal is set to begin in 2025-26.

DUBAI — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime fell short in earning a third ATP Tour title in 2025 on Saturday, losing 6-3, 6-3 to Greece's StefanosTsitsipas in the Dubai Tennis Championships final.

HARARE — Pargat Singh scored 117 not out Saturday to lead Canada to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe 'A' and a 2-1 win in the three match one-day international series.

ERZURUM — Canada's Eliot Grondin earned World Cup silver in the men's snowboard cross on Saturday. Grondin finished behind Germany's Leon Ulbricht and ahead of Nick Baumgartner of the United States on the podium. The Sainte-Marie, Que.

GUDAURI — Canada picked up two medals in World Cup ski cross action in Georgia on Saturday. Reece Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., claimed gold in the men's event. Germany's Florian Wilmsmann earned silver, while Italy's Simone Deromedis took bronze.

ALMATY — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury earned his second World Cup gold of the weekend winning the men's dual moguls on Saturday. Japan's Ikuma Horishima and Australia's Matt Graham earned silver and bronze, respectively.