National Sports

EDINBURG, Texas — Christine Sinclair scored her 175th international goal and Canada beat Costa Rica 3-1 on Thursday to finish the group stage undefeated and advance to the semifinal at the CONCACAF Women's Championship.

NEW ORLEANS — Pascal Siakam had 21 points and 11 rebounds and OG Anunoby added 15 points as a shorthanded Toronto Raptors squad wrapped up pre-season play with a 134-119 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday.

MONTREAL — On a night when the Montreal Canadiens honoured the franchise's last Stanley Cup winning team, this year's Habs hardly played like champions.

TAMPA, Fla. — Anders Nilsson had a busy and productive first start of the season for the Vancouver Canucks.

NASHVILLE — Despite their power play struggles, the Predators found a way to take down their Central Division rival. Pekka Rinne made 29 saves to lead Nashville to a 3-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.

ST. LOUIS — David Perron likes his new line. Perron scored his fourth career hat trick, Alexander Steen had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Thursday night.

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins couldn't stop Edmonton star Connor McDavid. They did shut down the rest of the Oilers.

DETROIT — Auston Matthews heard the short list of NHL greats he joined by scoring nine times in the first five games of the season.

LAS VEGAS — Attorneys for a Nevada woman accusing Cristiano Ronaldo of rape challenged the international soccer star's legal team on Thursday to prove that documents cited in European media reports about their 2009 encounter in Las Vegas are false.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Ethan McClymont captured bronze in the men's 73-kilogram taekwondo event at the Youth Olympic Games on Thursday. McClymont of Winnipeg lost his semifinal matchup to Taipei's Meng-En Lee 15-7.