National Sports

CALGARY — Rachel Homan booked an express ticket to the Canadian women's curling championship final with an extra-end 5-4 win over Jennifer Jones in an intense playoff game Saturday night.

VANCOUVER — Down two goals and mired in their worst losing streak of the season, there was no sense of panic among the Vancouver Canucks.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have started playing a more complete game under interim coach Jacques Martin and are reaping the rewards.

DENVER (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi became the first Toronto Maple Leafs player in the franchise's storied history to record a hat trick on his birthday. Now that's worth celebrating.

VANCOUVER — Canada's women's rugby sevens team booked its place in the semifinals of the HSBC SVNS Series stop at B.C. Place. Canada edged the U.S.

VANCOUVER — Arshdeep Bains sums up his promotion from playing on the Vancouver Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate to featuring on the NHL club's second line as "pretty special." Bains, of Surrey, B.C.

The visiting London Knights blew a 3-1 lead in the third period, but scored the lone goal of a three-round shootout to edge the Ottawa 67's 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday at TD Place.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Pedro Gallese finished with five saves for Orlando City, Jonathan Sirois stopped four shots for CF Montreal and the clubs played to a scoreless draw in a Major League Soccer season opener on Saturday night.

BOISBRIAND, Que.

Toronto FC will be without forwards Deandre Kerr and Jordan Perruzza, newly signed defender Nickseon Gomis and top draft pick Tyrese Spicer for Sunday's Major League Soccer opener at FC Cincinnati.