National Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vanessa DiBernardo scored the first goal for Kansas City in its new stadium and the Current held off the Portland Thorns 5-4 on Saturday in the regular-season opener for the National Women's Soccer League.

SASKATOON — The Concordia Stingers of Montreal will be playing for a U Sports national women's hockey championship after defeating the Waterloo Warriors 3-1 on Saturday.

TORONTO — Jake Guentzel wasn't in an enviable position — especially when still trying to make a good impression with his new teammates.

Calgary Flames' captain Mikael Backlund scored twice to reach a career milestone in a 5-2 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens who were without head coach Martin St. Louis on Saturday.

CALGARY — A challenging season for the Montreal Canadiens became even harder Saturday when the team announced head coach Martin St. Louis was on leave. The NHL club announced just over an hour before a road game against the Flames in Calgary that St.

NEW YORK — Kevin O'Toole's first MLS goal lifted New York City FC to a 2-1 win over Toronto FC on Saturday, ending TFC's unbeaten run to start the season at three games.

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Marek Vanacker scored the winner, Lawson Sherk chipped in with three assists, and the Brantford Bulldogs beat the visiting Ottawa 67's 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday.

DETROIT (AP) — Hannah Brandt and Hilary Knight each scored shootout goals and Aerin Frankel saved four of the five shots she faced as Boston beat Ottawa in a shootout, 2-1 in front of the largest crowd to watch a professional women's hockey game in t

TORONTO — Colton Kammerer and the New Brunswick Reds will have a shot at defending their Canadian university men's hockey title and completing an unbeaten season.

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars unveiled a statue of Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Modano during Saturday night’s home game against the Los Angeles Kings. Modano is the franchise leader in goals, assists and games played.