National Sports

MIAMI — Canada's Leylah Fernandez fell 7-5, 6-4 to Jessica Pegula of the United States in third-round action at the Miami Open on Sunday. The Laval, Que., native committed four double faults, won 58.

BEAUPRÉ, Que. — Eliot Grondin wrapped up the 2023-24 season making history on Sunday. The Sainte-Marie, Que., native earned his second World Cup gold medal of the weekend and his first career Crystal Globe in men's snowboard cross action.

WINNIPEG — Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay doesn’t have any problem with football coaches yelling instructions or criticism.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames signed defenceman Joni Jurmo to an entry-level contract in a deal announced Sunday. The Flames acquired the rights to the 21-year-old from Espoo, Finland, in a Jan.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Trea Turner and Alec Bohm drove in two early runs and the Philadelphia Phillies held on the rest of the way en route to a 2-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday in pre-season action.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach 26 goals this season, Charlie Lindgren stopped all 27 shots he faced and the Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Sunday to move back into a playoff position.

VANCOUVER — Conor Garland has long been impressed with his Vancouver Canucks teammate Nils Hoglander. On Saturday the rest of the hockey world took notice, too.

MONTREAL — The second Ilia Malinin took the ice on Saturday night, he decided he would try to play the ace up his sleeve. "I knew that this could be the best skate of my life,” he said. “Or it could go terribly wrong.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Vancouver 4 Calgary 2 Toronto 6 Edmonton 3 Ottawa 5 New Jersey 2 N.Y. Islanders 6 Winnipeg 3 N.Y. Rangers 4 Florida 3 (SO) Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 St.

TORONTO — Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews were front and centre on the marquee heading into Saturday. Two superstars redefining their sport poised for a mouth-watering matchup. A couple of Toronto's depth players took centre stage instead.