National Sports

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes returned to action after nearly a week layoff by beating the Calgary Flames 6-3 on Friday night.

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet put on a show Friday, rallying the Toronto Raptors almost single-handedly to a 122-108 comeback win over a depleted Utah Jazz team.

Luke Evangelista had two goals and two assists to power the London Knights to a 6-1 win over the Flint Firebirds in Ontario Hockey League play Friday night.

Only a day before competing in Canada's Olympic figure skating trials, Keegan Messing was trying to work in a pair of brand new white skates. His skates were temporarily lost with his luggage in his 33-hour marathon trip from Anchorage to Ottawa.

Larry Haylor, who guided the Western Mustangs to two Vanier Cup titles as head coach, has died at the age of 76. An official at Western said late Friday that Haylor had suffered a heart attack Thursday.

OTTAWA — Stephen Gogolev, a national silver medallist, was forced to withdraw from the Canadian figure skating championships after testing positive for COVID-19. The 17-year-old from Toronto trains in the U.S.

When Canada's team of more than 200 athletes are aboard their chartered flights to Beijing, it will feel like the first major Olympic hurdle has been cleared, says David Shoemaker.

What the NFL covets for the regular-season finale is a pivotal game, a win-or-else matchup. The league got it with the Raiders hosting the Chargers.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens added two more players into the NHLs COVID-19 protocols Friday. Forward Alex Belzile and defenceman Kale Clague are the two latest players to be added by the Habs to the protocol.

TORONTO — York United FC added to its roster Friday by signing youth internationals from the Czech Republic, Denmark and Brazil. Czech striker Martin Graiciar earned an under-16 cap for his country when he was just 14.