National Sports

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — When the Cricket World Cup schedule was announced in July, India vs. England on Sunday was expected to be a marquee match. It will be anything but.

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami edged first-run leader Federica Brignone by two-hundredths of a second Saturday to win the season-opening women's World Cup giant slalom, with Mikaela Shiffrin finishing in sixth.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Nathan Behm scored 2:20 into overtime as the Kamloops Blazers edged the Tri-City Americans 3-2 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.

VANCOUVER — The season is still very young but the Vancouver Canucks have managed to make visitors feel unwelcome at Rogers Arena.

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Marek Vanacker put away the winner 2:29 into overtime as the Brantford Bulldogs edged the North Bay Battalion 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García took a few steps while watching the ball before tossing his bat aside after another big swing this postseason. This one won an extended Game 1 of the World Series for the Texas Rangers.

The Waterloo Warriors used their last game of the regular season to squeak into the U Sports football playoffs with a 3-5 record. Their reward is a daunting first-round matchup against a longtime crosstown rival.

Friday's Scoreboard MLB World Series Texas 6 Arizona 5 (11 innings) (Texas leads best-of-seven series 1-0) --- NHL Chicago 4 Vegas 3 (OT) New Jersey 5 Buffalo 4 Carolina 3 San Jose 0 Washington 3 Minnesota 2 (SO) Vancouver 5 St.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Phillipp Kurashev scored on a power play 2:50 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas 4-3 on Friday to hand the Golden Knights their first loss of the season.

VANCOUVER — Competing for the first time since sharing her ovarian cancer diagnosis, ice dancer Piper Gilles and her skating partner Paul Poirier recorded the best score of the Grand Prix season so far.