National Sports

TORONTO — Defying logic, the Maple Leafs have now won six of seven since Auston Matthews was sidelined by an upper-body injury.

QUÉBEC — Julius Sumpf scored three goals and the Moncton Wildcats downed the Quebec Remparts 7-4 in a feisty Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League matchup on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Fraser Minten scored his first NHL goal as the injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in a feisty contest Wednesday.

ERIE — A hat trick and an assist from Sam Alfano lifted the Erie Otters to a 7-4 victory over the Brampton Steelheads in Ontario Hockey League play on Wednesday.

MONTREAL — Hilary Knight scored twice, including the eventual winner, as the Boston Fleet sailed past the Montreal Victoire 3-1 on Wednesday in Professional Women's Hockey League pre-season action.

Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal each won their first Cy Young Award on Wednesday night after the left-handers shared the MLB lead with 18 wins while leading their respective leagues in strikeouts and ERA.

Things just didn't feel right for Adam Hadwin when he missed the cut at the Shriners Children's Open on Oct. 18, so he went back to the drawing board. Hadwin, from Abbotsford, B.C.

MONTREAL — Finnish star Ronja Savolainen wants her opponents to fear driving the net when she’s on the ice. As she enters her first PWHL season, the Ottawa Charge defender plans to introduce herself with an unapologetic, hard-nosed style.

VANCOUVER — Change swept through the B.C. Lions on Wednesday as the club fired head coach and co-general manner Rick Campbell. The team's new GM says there are more moves to come.

Flexibility has become a way of life for Nickeil Alexander-Walker, both on and off the court.