National Sports

When the NHL returns from its bye weeks and all-star break, there will be just over 30 games left for each team.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski is off to the second round of the women's doubles draw at the Australian Open.

TOKYO — Shelters made of cardboard start popping up in the basement of Tokyo's Shinjuku train station right before the shutters come down at 11 p.m., in corridors where “salarymen” rushing home and couples on late-night dates have just passed by.

Wednesday's Games NHL Columbus 4, Winnipeg 3 Minnesota 4, Detroit 2 --- NBA Oklahoma City 120, Orlando 114 Toronto 107, Philadelphia 95 Detroit 127, Sacramento 106 Atlanta 102, L.A. Clippers 95 L.A.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets roll into their long winter break after six weeks of solid play and a season-high six-game win streak.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam could become an NBA all-star for the first time on Thursday, and he couldn't be more honoured. Siakam has averaged 23.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 3.

TORONTO — Marc Gasol has been a cerebral playmaker and a force on the defensive end for the Toronto Raptors. But it took some serious nagging from teammate Kyle Lowry for Gasol to shoot the ball.

TORONTO — Raptors forward Patrick McCaw left Toronto's 107-95 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night after an errant hand broke his nose in the second quarter.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning is ending a 16-year NFL career that saw him recognized as a great quarterback, a leader, a solid citizen and the man who led the New York Giants back into prominence with two Super Bowl titles.

TORONTO — Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk will replace Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis this week.