National Sports

Samuel Savoie scored twice and added three assists as the Gatineau Olympiques scorched the visiting Saint John Sea Dogs 11-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

BOSTON — Lucia Stafford set a personal best, but she still came up a breath short in the women's mile event at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday. The 24-year-old Toronto athlete posted a time of four minutes, 23.

Kerwin Vargas scored for Charlotte FC and Simon Becher replied for the Vancouver Whitecaps as both sides played to a 1-1 draw in their second match at the 2023 Coachella Valley Invitational on Saturday at Empire Polo Club.

ROUEN, France — Canada’s Nova squad of Saint-Hubert, Que., captured the gold medal in junior competition and a silver medal at the senior level on Saturday to conclude the 2023 French Cup synchronized skating event.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Bo Horvat and Elias Pettersson did indeed get a final ride together. They were hoping for one more.

TORONTO — Elaine Chuli posted a 26-save shutout for the Toronto Six in a 3-0 win over the visiting Buffalo Beauts in a Premier Hockey Federation game Saturday.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A strong wind was more than just a menace at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. It brought the tournament to a halt Saturday because of two holes on one of the courses, and set up a Monday finish without the amateurs.

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Germany took first and second in the women’s bobsled world championship Saturday, while Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. claimed bronze for her seventh medal in the event.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed American kicker Boris Bede and linebacker Wynton McManis to one-year contract extensions.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Sidney Crosby wants the NHL to tweak its playoff format. Gary Bettman says the task isn't as simple as it sounds.