National Sports

WINNIPEG — It's not only a four-game winning streak that's boosting the confidence of Jeff Skinner and the Buffalo Sabres. It's also about the teams they're beating.

LAVAL, Que. — Kieffer Bellows scored the only goal of the shootout as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers edged the Laval Rocket 2-1 on Friday in American Hockey League action.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Christian Wolanin scored his second goal of the game 1:29 into overtime as the Belleville Senators edged the Toronto Marlies 5-4 on Friday in American Hockey League action.

VANCOUVER — Tomas Tatar wasn't the centrepiece of the blockbuster deal that sent him to the Montreal Canadiens, but he's carved out a vital role with his new squad.

A young Canadian women's rugby squad featuring seven new caps takes on England on Sunday in Doncaster in the opening match of its four-game tour.

NEW YORK — The Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles finished their arguments in a two-day rehearing before a committee of baseball executives in their long-running dispute over television rights fees.

While hardly a household name in Canada, Hamilton-raised Milan Borjan turns heads in Serbia, where he is the last line of defence for storied Red Star Belgrade.

While St. Kitts and Nevis is ranked 133rd in the World, the Sugar Boys present a step up in class for Canada after blowout wins over the U.S. Virgin Islands and Dominica in CONCACAF Nations League qualifying play.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have traded forward Ryan Strome to the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Ryan Spooner.

CARONPORT, Sask. — A southern Saskatchewan Bible college is honouring the memory of the Humboldt Broncos coach who died when the team's bus crashed last spring. Darcy Haugan wore jersey No.