National Sports

VICTORIA — Meaghan Benfeito survived a mistake on her final dive to win the women's 10-metre event, and Francois Imbeau-Dulac's consistency's carried him to victory in the men's three-metre final at the winter nationals diving competition on Sunday.

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — Rachel Homan has captured her second career National title. The Ottawa skip edged Winnipeg's Kerri Einarson 4-1 in the final Sunday at the fourth stop on the Grand Slam of Curling circuit.

ST. LOUIS — Matthew Tkachuk spent his childhood dreaming of scoring an NHL goal in his hometown. It became reality Sunday.

VANCOUVER — Nicola Froese says she has always loved playing sports, but hockey was never on her radar because there are so many upfront costs to just trying it out.

VANCOUVER — Mikko Koskinen always knew he'd return to the NHL. The six-foot-seven Finnish goalie was taken 31st overall by the New York Islanders in the 2009 draft but logged just four games with the franchise before returning to Europe in 2011.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Ottawa's Isabelle Weidemann won a silver medal in the women's 3,000 metres on Sunday at the long-track speedskating World Cup in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

Jose Mourinho chose his words carefully, and they proved to be as candid as they were concerning for Manchester United as its worst start to a Premier League season hit a new low. "Liverpool," Mourinho said, "is a better team than us.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Canada's Kim McRae finished in seventh place at the luge World Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y. on Sunday morning.

TORONTO — Kicker Zach Medeiros, quarterback Noah Picton, and wide receiver Cole Watson all signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday. Medeiros agreed to a deal through to 2020.

THAIWOO, China — Another day, another World Cup victory for Mikael Kingsbury. Kingsbury won his third gold medal in as many starts in the moguls World Cup season on Sunday, coming in first in the dual mogul event in China.