National Sports

MONCTON, N.B. — Amelio Santini scored the game's first goal and assisted on the last one as the visiting Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Moncton Wildcats 4-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

CALGARY — Mike McEwen has won curling's PointsBet Invitational men's championship with an 8-3 win over Brad Gushue on Sunday.

TORONTO — A disappointing season was capped with one final blow Sunday as the Toronto Blue Jays dropped a 3-1 decision to the Miami Marlins.

UTICA — Canada and the United States split the box lacrosse world titles on Sunday, with the Canadians winning their sixth title 13-7 over the Americans and the U.S. beating Canada 10-7 in the inaugural women's gold-medal game.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed forward Andrew Basha to a three-year entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Sunday. The deal has an average annual value of US$897,500 at the NHL level.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Vilmer Alriksson to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Sunday The 19-year-old from Stockholm, Sweden, had 17 goals and 16 assists in 67 games with the Ontario Hockey League

NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj US$3,385.42 for unsportsmanlike conduct against Toronto forward Cédric Paré during a pre-season game Saturday in Montreal.

SHELLBROOK, Sask. — Scott Moe is the conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot so hard, it was lights out — literally.

LANG, SASK. — Carla Beck steps out of her SUV with her two dogs and starts walking beside a lake near her hometown, the spot where she learned to feed cows, swing a bat and not keep her mouth shut.

VANCOUVER — It wasn’t the way the Vancouver Whitecaps wanted to clinch a playoff spot.