National Sports

It's been a heck of a week for Markus Cimermancic. On Wednesday, the 20-year-old midfielder found out he was being rewarded with a homegrown player contract to join the Toronto FC first team.

TORONTO (AP) — Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to an early lead and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Saturday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brandon Saad scored off a rebound from the left circle 18 seconds into the third period to put Vegas ahead for good and the Golden Knights extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Vegas 3 Vancouver 1 Montreal 5 Ottawa 2 Winnipeg 4 St. Louis 3 (SO) Toronto 6 Carolina 3 Philadelphia 6 Edmonton 3 Los Angeles 5 Utah 3 Minnesota 4 Detroit 3 (OT) Washington 8 Pittsburgh 3 Buffalo 8 N.Y.

VANCOUVER — The Canadian women fell behind early and saw their hopes of a podium finish vanish after a 34-12 loss to rugby powerhouse New Zealand Saturday at the HSBC SVNS Vancouver.

LANGLEY, B.C. — Will Sharpe's second goal of the game, scored 29 seconds into overtime, lifted the visiting Kelowna Rockets to a 4-3 Western Hockey League victory over the Vancouver Giants at Langley Events Centre on Friday.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were in Saturday's lineup for the Maple Leafs. The team's superstar forwards had just gone toe-to-toe less than 48 hours earlier in an emotional, edge-of-your-seat 4 Nations Face-Off final in Boston.

WASHINGTON — Toronto FC leaves the U.S. capital with honours even, not a bad showing for anyone flying the Canadian flag these days. Federico Bernardeschi's 70th-minute penalty lifted Toronto into a 2-2 draw with D.C.

OTTAWA — At the start of the month, the Ottawa Senators were only two points back of the Toronto Maple Leafs for second place in the Atlantic Division. Now, 22 days and a 4 Nations Face-Off break later, that gap is eight points.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Christina Black's deployment of a five-player rotation on her curling team, instead of the traditional four players and alternate, delivered Saturday in a playoff win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.