National Sports

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper celebrated his 31st birthday with a bang — a 420-foot homer on the first pitch he saw in the NL Championship Series. That merited a special tribute.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews and Connor Bedard had their names on the marquee ahead of a mouth-watering matchup. Matthews for his eye-popping, back-to-back hat tricks to open the NHL season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing under the words “SOMETHING TO PROVE” painted above him in the Washington Capitals' locker room, Matthew Phillips flashed a wide smile after scoring his first NHL goal against his old team, the Calgary Flames.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police early Tuesday hunted for a gunman with suspected terrorist motives who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness before disappearing into the night.

HOUSTON (AP) — No matter the place or the moment, the Texas Rangers are rolling right now.

Players on the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers got into a scuffle near midfield as the teams were doing pre-game warm-ups before Monday night's NFL contest.

ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Canada remained undefeated halfway through round-robin play at the 2023 World Mixed Curling Championship with a 9-5 win over Lithuania on Monday.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As she lined up to start Newfoundland's annual 20-kilometre Cape to Cabot race Sunday, 85-year-old Florence Barron might have been underestimated by some of her competitors.

TORONTO — Gary Trent Jr., doesn't know what his role will be on the Raptors this season. He doesn't know if he'll start or if he'll lead Toronto's second unit off the bench.

BRUSSELS (AP) — A soccer match between host Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime Monday after two Swedes were killed in a shooting in central Brussels before kickoff.