National Sports

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Edmonton Oilers played with an edge and an eagerness to snap out of their slump, taking full advantage of a sleepy start by Minnesota. The Wild sure could use some of that same urgency.

OTTAWA — Helping the Ottawa Senators end a five-game losing streak was just as sweet as posting his first shutout of the season for Anders Nilsson. Nilsson stopped 45 shots as Ottawa defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 Thursday night.

MONTREAL — The red-hot Montreal Canadiens refused to be intimidated by one of the league's best and biggest teams.

TORONTO — Masai Ujiri traded away a third of his roster for a "winner" in one of the league's biggest deals at the NBA trade deadline.

ATLANTA — The Toronto Raptors have a new big man coming to help their push for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. In the meantime, the Raptors won by playing small.

VANCOUVER — The RCMP say they are investigating an alleged assault at an elite athletics club that trains minor hockey players in North Vancouver. The Mounties said in a statement Thursday they received details on Jan.

CANMORE, Alta. — Rosanna Crawford's inspiration as her biathlon career winds down is the lyrics to RuPaul's "Sissy That Walk.

LONDON — Police have confirmed that the body recovered from a plane in the English Channel is that of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala.

Pacific FC has added Canadian international winger Ben Fisk to its Canadian Premier League roster. The Victoria team also signed forward Jose Hernandez and midfielder Victor Blasco.

Austin Elite Rugby forward Travis Larsen will be seeing plenty of familiar faces Friday when he looks across the field at the visiting Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby play. Born in Nanaimo, B.C.