National Sports

TORONTO — Justin Morrow will always be remembered for scoring the hat trick that sealed the Supporters' Shield for Toronto FC in 2017.

LISBON, Portugal — A Canadian comeback fell short Saturday as Manuel Cardoso Pinto scored a late try to give Portugal a 20-17 win in an international rugby test.

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic will end the year at No. 1 for a record seventh time after rallying to beat Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5) in the Paris Masters semifinals on Saturday.

MONTREAL — Canada's tennis team will host Latvia in April in the 2022 edition of the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas. The playing surface, site and rosters will be determined later for the April 15-16 event.

CHESTERMERE, Alta. — Calgary’s Kevin Koe, Regina’s Matt Dunstone and Scotland's Bruce Mouat joined Brad Gushue of St. John's N.L., and Sweden's Niklas Edin in the men's playoffs of the Grand Slam of Curling's National on Friday.

VANCOUVER — Lacklustre special teams continued to dog the Canucks on Friday as Vancouver dropped a 3-2 decision to the Nashville Predators.

VICTORIA — Fraser Minten, Nick McCarry and Matthew Seminoff each had a goal and an assist for the surging Kamloops Blazers in a 6-0 blanking of the Victoria Royal on Friday in the WHL.

STOCKTON, Calif. — Adam Ruzicka scored the eventual game-winner for the Stockton Heat in a 3-2 win over the visiting Abbotsford Canucks on Friday in the AHL. Ruzicka scored his team-leading seventh goal at 14:16 of the third period.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks will finish a CFL season without a win at home for the first time in the team's 72-year history.

EDMONTON — It felt like retro night in Edmonton on Friday when the Oilers and New York Rangers played a high-scoring, 1980s-style barnburner on the same evening an Oilers legend from their dynasty days of that era had his jersey retired.