National Sports

UFC middleweight champion Israel (The Last Stylebender) Adesanya has apologized for saying he will make UFC 248 challenger Yoel (Soldier of God) Romero "crumble like the Twin Towers.

TORONTO — Japan's ice hockey federation has cancelled its national women's team's games against North America's top players because of the new coronavirus.

ROME — The first board meeting for the Milan-Cortina Olympics was changed to a video conference Monday as authorities sought to contain a spreading virus that has made northern Italy the focal point of the outbreak in Europe.

Sunday's Games NHL Washington 5 Pittsburgh 3 Buffalo 2 Winnipeg 1 Dallas 2 Chicago 1 N.Y. Islanders 4 San Jose 1 Calgary 4 Detroit 2 St.

DETROIT — Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan scored in the first period, and the Calgary Flames started their road trip with a win, beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Sunday night.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — A dream team of former skips came together to earn a Canadian women's curling championship Sunday.

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry had been keen to come out of the NBA all-star break at top speed. On Sunday, Lowry set a breakneck pace in the Toronto Raptors' most lopsided victory in franchise history.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kyle Okposo hopes he and the Buffalo Sabres provided general manager Jason Botterill a reason to rethink his approach a day before the NHL's trade deadline.

MONTREAL — The Ilya Kovalchuk era in Montreal has come to an end. The Canadiens traded Kovalchuk to the Washington Capitals for a 2020 third-round pick on Sunday, ending the Russian winger's time in Montreal after 22 games.

TORONTO — The Carolina Hurricanes aren't done with David Ayres just yet. Ayres, a 42-year-old Zamboni driver, was forced to be Carolina's emergency goalie for its road game Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ayers, of Whitby, Ont.