National Sports

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Coulson Pitre scored the game-winning goal and Zacharie Giroux added one more for insurance as the Flint Firebirds defeated the Soo Greyhounds 5-3 on Wednesday.

WINNIPEG — David Rittich was glad he delivered a shutout for his new Winnipeg Jets team, but any kind of victory would have felt good.

BALTIMORE (AP) — As the Toronto Blue Jays casually celebrated their victory on the field, the fans at Camden Yards weren't quite done with Baltimore's feel-good season.

BATHURST, N.B. — Mathieu Cataford scored a hat trick and Jordan Dumais recorded a game-high four points Wednesday as the Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 6-4.

MONTREAL — Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization, while a well-known Canadian brand extended its sponsorship boycott.

Veteran forward Laura Russell has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup through injury on the eve of the tournament. The 33-year-old front-rower was Canada's most experienced player at the tournament.

TORONTO — Being out one week was one week too much for cornerback Jamal Peters. Peters, who leads the CFL in interceptions (six) will return to the secondary Saturday when Toronto (8-6) hosts the B.C. Lions (10-4) at BMO Field.

PITTSBURGH — The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association and the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins will co-host a women's tournament Nov. 25-27 at the Penguins' practice facility.

CALGARY — The Stampeders have signed receiver Malik Henry to a three-year contract extension that keeps him in Calgary to the end of the 2025 season. The 25-year-old from Tifton, Ga.

OTTAWA — The new sport integrity commissioner needs to do a wider inquiry digging into a toxic culture of abuse in Canadian sporting organizations, federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge said Wednesday.