National Sports

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have inked standout college prospect Cole Caufield to an entry-level deal. The team announced Saturday that it had signed the 20-year-old right-winger to a three-year contract.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Noah Laaouan scored 4:47 into overtime to clinch the Charlottetown Islanders' 3-2 win over the Halifax Mooseheads in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

STOCKHOLM — Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier had planned to skate their way to the world championship medal podium this time last year in Montreal.

John Herdman expects the Cayman Islands to park the bus Sunday against Canada in World Cup qualifying play. Maybe a couple of buses. The Cayman part-timers, who at No.

TAMPA, Fla. — Gleyber Torres belted a pair of home runs as the New York Yankees downed the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 in pre-season baseball action Saturday.

The Canadian men are one win away from qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics for the first time in 37 years. But standing in their way is "the giant in CONCACAF.

AUSTIN, Texas — Canadian golfer Mackenzie Hughes was eliminated in the round of 16 at the Dell Technologies Match Play on Saturday with a loss to Spain's Sergio Garcia. Hughes, from Dundas, Ont.

CALGARY — Paul Stastny scored the eventual game-winner for the Winnipeg Jets in a 3-2 victory Friday over the host Calgary Flames. Stastny, Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg (21-11-2).

TAMPA, Fla. — A day after they decided to hold onto to leader Kyle Lowry at the tumultuous trade deadline, the Toronto Raptors lost two more players to COVID-19, and continue to search for ways to win.

BOSTON — The Toronto Six fell a game short of the Isobel Cup final in the hockey club's inaugural NWHL season, but head coach Digit Murphy feels her squad planted its flag for a future championship.