National Sports

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs feel like a game's never out of reach. With the offensive firepower hopping over the boards shift after shift, it's easy to see why. They would also prefer not having to rely on late heroics to get the job done.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele used his creativity to score once and set up three others to lead Winnipeg to a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Curling fans at the Enmax Centre may want to keep a copy of this year's Brier program as a souvenir. It'll likely be the last national playdowns for most of the top teams as they're currently constructed.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tim Stutzle and Josh Norris each scored a power-play goal, sparking the Ottawa Senators to a 4-1 victory Tuesday over the St. Louis Blues. St. Louis native Brady Tkachuk and Alex Formenton also scored for the Senators.

MUNICH — Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann says it's "looking good" that Canadian star Alphonso Davies will be back for next month's Champions League quarterfinals.

SAN CRISTÓBAL, Dominican Republic — Canada survived dreadful conditions Tuesday to defeat nine-woman Panama 1-0 in quarterfinal play at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship and move within one win of qualifying for the FIFA U-20 Women's World C

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple will enter the live sports coverage arena with “Friday Night Baseball.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have finally landed a worthy successor to Peyton Manning.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed Canadian offensive lineman Kwabena Asare and American defensive back Kenneth Durden to one-year deals Tuesday.

Paul Burns says the NFL's suspension of Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley is proof positive the system works. The NFL banned Ridley for at least the 2022 season Monday for gambling on games last season.