National Sports

WINNIPEG — Bruce Cassidy saw a puck hit the mask of Tuukka Rask and was worried for his goalie that had just come back from a concussion, but the Boston Bruins coach didn't have to worry for long.

DETROIT — The honours and accolades keep rolling in for coach Nick Nurse and the Toronto Raptors.

OTTAWA — Crowds don't usually give loud ovations for opposing players. But Alex Ovechkin isn't a regular opponent.

NEW YORK — Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and his staff will coach Team Giannis at the upcoming NBA all-star game thanks to Toronto's 105-92 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

CALGARY — Canada's Mikael Kingsbury finished second behind Japan's Ikuma Horishima in Friday's qualifying for World Cup moguls in Calgary. Kingsbury edged Horishima by just two tenths of a point to win last week in Mont-Tremblant, Que.

Toronto FC rewarded goalkeeper Quentin Westberg with a new contract Friday, seemingly consolidating his role as the MLS club's No. 1. Westberg, 33, originally signed with Toronto last February after arriving from French club AJ Auxerre.

EDINBURG, Texas — Canada captain Christine Sinclair, two days after her record-breaking performance against St. Kitts, was a spectator Friday as the Canadian team warmed up at training.

TORONTO — Free-agent quarterback Matt Nichols is on the Toronto Argonauts' radar. But that shouldn't be surprising given Toronto posted a 4-14 record last year to miss the CFL playoffs for a second straight season.

TORONTO — William Nylander was in uncharted territory around this time last season. And not in a good way.

OTTAWA — Nick Arbuckle won't be hitting CFL free agency. The quarterback signed a two-year deal Friday with the Ottawa Redblacks. The 26-year-old American was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 11.