National Sports

Wednesday's Games Canadian Championship Second Leg Toronto 1 Montreal 0 (Montreal wins 3-1 on penalty kicks) --- NHL Pre-season Toronto 3 Montreal 0 Boston 2 New Jersey 0 Buffalo 4 Columbus 3 (OT) Pittsburgh 4 Detroit 2 Nashville 3 Carolina 0 Washing

TORONTO — Auston Matthews stood at the backdrop in the Toronto Maple Leafs' locker room answering a series of questions about his team's latest pre-season performance.

TORONTO — Jacob Waguespack didn't have his best stuff Wednesday night. It didn't matter.

TORONTO — A win, loss and draw added up to victory for the Montreal Impact on Wednesday night. Montreal beat Toronto FC 3-1 on penalty kicks at BMO Field to win the Canadian Championship.

SEATTLE — Cammi Granato has received plenty of interest in the past from NHL franchises. None of them suited her as well as Seattle's expansion team does. The former U.S.

MONTREAL — The director of the Montreal marathon says he is resigning after the death of a runner at the event over the weekend. In a statement, Dominique Piche says his decision to resign reflects his desire to be accountable.

CALGARY — Grit and goals returned to the Calgary Flames in time for the regular season with the re-signing of Matthew Tkachuk.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Defending champion Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand leads the way at the halfway mark of the world junior girls championship. The world's No.

HALIFAX — National team goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer believes next year's IIHF Women's World Championship, to be hosted on home soil in Nova Scotia, represents a "long overdue" opportunity to reclaim a hockey title Canada once took for granted.

MANCHESTER, England — Canadian international Janine Beckie scored a hat-trick Wednesday to help Manchester City down Switzerland's FF Lugano 4-0 and move into the round of 16 in Women's Champions League play.