National Sports

KINGSTON, Ont. — Manitoba's Jason Gunnlaugson admitted he was "a little bit amped up" for his main draw debut at the Tim Hortons Brier. It made for a challenging opening game Saturday afternoon at the Leon's Centre.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat scored on the power play and Yanni Gourde added a short-handed goal as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 Saturday to snap a season-high four-game losing streak.

MONTREAL — Meaghan Benfeito and Philippe Gagne both avoid looking at their individual scores following their dives.

WARRINGTON, United Kingdom — The Toronto Wolfpack's tough introduction to English rugby league's top tier continued on Saturday. The Wolfpack dropped a 32-0 decision to reigning Super League champion St.

SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic — Tanya Boychuk scored twice from the penalty spot and Jazmine Wilkinson added two goals in two minutes to help Canada blank Cuba 6-0 in round-of-16 play Saturday at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship.

MONTREAL — A late wonder goal from Maximiliano Urruti handed Thierry Henry a victory in his Major League Soccer coaching debut.

KINGSTON, Ont. — A new grandfather of twin boys, Northern Ontario coach Rick Lang couldn't wait to return to Thunder Bay this week to be with family and see the new arrivals.

DUNEDIN, Fla.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors hope a change of scenery will help turn around a rough stretch. The Raptors dropped a 99-96 decision to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday for their second loss in as many games.

Arsenal's class of 2003-04 can breathe easy: Liverpool will not be joining them as Premier League “Invincibles.” “Phew...