National Sports

TAIZICHENG, China — Canada's Brady Leman took the silver medal in men's competition Saturday at the season-opening World Cup skicross event at the Secret Garden ski resort.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — South Africa's men and Australia's women won the Dubai Sevens in style Saturday, with both sides going unbeaten at the first stop of the 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Owen Pickering scored the game-winner less than a minute into overtime to lead the Swift Current Broncos to a 2-1 victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League on Friday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — John Tavares and William Nylander each had a goal and assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Friday night.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Will Lockwood scored the lone goal for the Abbotsford Canucks in a 4-1 AHL loss to the Tucson Roadrunners on Friday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 18 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers beat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 114-97 on Friday night. Caris LeVert scored 19 points for the Pacers, who had seven double-digit scorers.

LAVAL, Que. — Egor Sokolov scored to lift Belleville over the Laval Rocket 6-2 in the American Hockey League on Friday, the Senators' third consecutive win.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored twice, Cody Eakin had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Friday night to snap a four-game skid.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Elvis Merzlikins stopped 39 shots, Gustav Nyquist scored short-handed and had an assist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vancouver Canucks 4-2 Friday night.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Brett Harrison had two goals including the game-winner in overtime as the Oshawa Generals upset the Ottawa 67's 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday. Andrew Witton and Ryan Gagnier also scored for the Generals (31-20-6-5).