National Sports

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers trudged off the ice to the familiar refrain of boos from the few thousand fans that stuck around to witness a collapse that capped one of the more arduous 48 hours in franchise history.

The Calgary Flames acquired defenceman Andrew Nielsen from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday in exchange for forward Morgan Klimchuk.

LONDON, Ont. — The Toronto Maple Leafs could have star centre Auston Matthews back in their lineup when they host the San Jose Sharks Wednesday. Matthews has been sidelined over the last month with a shoulder injury that he sustained during an Oct.

TORONTO — New Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo named his coaching staff on Tuesday for the 2019 Toronto Blue Jays season.

ATLANTA — Josh Donaldson needed the Braves. The Braves needed Josh Donaldson. Call this one a perfect match. The slugging third baseman was officially introduced to Atlanta on Tuesday, joining the team he cheered for as a youngster.

CALGARY — Sean Burke and Ron Francis have been named as co-general managers for Canada's team at next month's Spengler Cup, while Kevin Dineen will lead the team's coaching staff.

CALGARY — When the crowd chanted "one more year" at Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, head coach Dave Dickenson held up five fingers in an effort to up that demand. "It's good to feel wanted," Mitchell said.

TORONTO — It was the middle of the night in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Phil Scrubb had arrived home from a game.

Toronto FC has started work on reshaping its roster in the wake of a dismal MLS season. The former champions, who went from first to 19th in the standings, declined options on goalkeeper Clint Irwin and forward Tosaint Ricketts.

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Austria's Christine Scheyer won the first women's downhill training run at the Lake Louise World Cup stop on Tuesday.