National Sports

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler held onto the lead Saturday at the WM Phoenix Open in a bid to successfully defend his title and regain the No. 1 spot in the world.

TORONTO — Tricia Deguire earned the shutout as the visiting Montreal Force blanked the Toronto Six 3-0 in an all-Canadian Premier Hockey Federation showdown on Saturday. Deguire, a 26-year-old netminder from Sherbrooke, Que.

TIMMINS, Ont. — It was a clean sweep for Alberta today as the women and men came up golden in the Canadian Under-18 curling championships.

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara became the first Japanese pairs skaters to win the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships when they overcame a couple of mistakes in their free skate to easily win the title Saturday.

The Moose Jaw Warriors will face Western Hockey League scoring leader Connor Bedard and the Regina Pats Saturday night without four players.

GUATEMALA CITY — Kyler Vojvodic scored twice as Canada hung on to defeat Trinidad and Tobago 3-2 in its opening match Saturday at the CONCACAF men's Under-17 championship.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators were playing their first game since Jan. 31 while the Edmonton Oilers were playing their third game this week. The outcome wasn’t surprising.

MONTREAL — Mike Matheson scored an overtime game-winner to help the Montreal Canadiens return from the All-Star break with a bang on Saturday afternoon.

MONTREAL — A team of young Ukrainian hockey players had a moment of triumph in Quebec City today as they beat the Boston Junior Bruins 3-1 at the 63rd Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament.

INDIO, Calif. — Denis Bouanga scored twice to help Los Angeles FC defeat Toronto FC 2-1 in pre-season MLS play Saturday at the Coachella Valley Invitational.