National Sports

MELBOURNE, Australia — Shane Warne, who was considered to be the greatest bowler in cricket history and helped Australia win the World Cup in 1999, has died. He was 52.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts announced the return of Jim Barker to the club's front office and promotions of Vince Magri and Alex Russell on Friday. Barker was named Toronto's senior adviser.

KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Cameron Alexander ended an eight-year Canadian wait for a men's World Cup downhill win on Friday, sharing victory with Swiss rival Niels Hintermann after the pair upset the top contenders for the season title.

VANCOUVER — Heading into the second week of the Major League Soccer season, the Vancouver Whitecaps are already looking for a big bounce back performance.

BARRIE, Ont. — Evan Vierling scored twice, including the winner, as the Barrie Colts edged the Kingston Frontenacs 4-3 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action. Connor Punnett and Zach Wigle had the other goals for Barrie (24-18-4).

CALGARY — Ben Chiarot's night in Calgary included a puck in the face, stitches and two goals, including the overtime winner, for the Montreal Canadiens in a 5-4 victory over the host Flames on Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored 2:23 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Duncan Keith and the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night. Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for Chicago, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nils Hoglander and rookie Vasily Podkolzin scored 45 seconds apart midway through the third period and Thatcher Demko made 24 saves as the Vancouver Canucks edged the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Émile Hegarty-Aubin scored 2:21 into overtime as the Cape Breton Eagles upset the Moncton Wildcats 2-1 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky was perfect. The rest of the Florida Panthers were just tough.