National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen years after little Anthony Volpe watched the Yankees parade with the World Series trophy, he saved their season and kept alive hopes for an improbable title.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Jett Lajoie's goal at 1:14 of the third period snapped a 1-1 defensive battle and lifted the Prince George Cougars to a 4-1 Western Hockey League victory over the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors on Tuesday night at the CN Centre.

MONTREAL — The fans cheered sarcastically when Sam Montembeault made a routine save with the Montreal Canadiens already trailing 2-0 minutes into the game. And it only got worse.

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Volpe’s third-inning grand slam overcame Freddie Freeman's record-setting home run, and the New York Yankees avoided a World Series sweep with an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night that forced a Game 5.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk stopped short of calling Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Blues a must-win for the Ottawa Senators. But he said the team put some pressure on itself to bounce back after returning home from a two-game skid.

TORONTO — Canadian squash player Salah Eltorgman dropped a 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 decision to Israel's Daniel Poleshchuk in quarterfinal play Tuesday at the Cambridge Group of Clubs Classic.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle and Adam Gaudette each scored two goals as the Ottawa Senators thumped the St. Louis Blues 8-1 on Tuesday night.

KITCHENER, Ont. — The Kitchener Rangers scored on a penalty shot, on the power play and while short-handed en route to a 6-1 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Sarnia Sting on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Defenceman Brandon Montour had three goals and one assist, and the Seattle Kraken thumped the Montreal Canadiens 8-2 on Tuesday night.

COLORADO SPRINGS — Two Canadian female boxers earned bronze medals on Tuesday while competing at the under-19 Youth World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo.