National Sports

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows, Canada's first pro rugby union franchise, formally started filling their roster Tuesday with 12 signings. The Arrows are slated to open play in January in Major League Rugby.

Hockey groups across the country are looking for ways to manage runaway scores in a bid to keep the sport fun for kids.

The good news for curling is new rinks are opening. The bad news is even more are closing. Chilliwack, B.C., Berwick, N.S., Chelsea and Riviere-du-Loup, Que., have opened, or are about to open, new facilities for their local curling clubs this year.

Ottawa Senators players who were caught on tape joking about and criticizing their team's defence in a video posted online are apologizing for their comments.

DENVER — Canada's Jamal Murray simply got caught up in the moment when he hoisted a long shot with the clock winding down. He took some heat for it. No disrespect meant, he maintained. Murray, from Kitchener, Ont.

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NEW YORK — After his team's first four skaters in the shootout couldn't beat goalie Thomas Greiss, Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien decided to go with the right-handed Joel Armia instead of Charles Hudon. The move paid off.

The U.S.

WASHINGTON — Angry and determined to find some consistency, the defending Stanley Cup champion Capitals got contributions from unlikely sources to snap their two-game skid.