National Sports

ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Canada and the United States clash for women's world hockey championship gold Sunday for the 23rd time in 24 tournaments dating back to 1990. Canada seeks a 14th title and the U.S. an 11th.

CAGLIARI — Max Nixon scored touchdowns on an interception return and blocked punt recovery as Canada defeated Italy 56-0 in an exhibition senior men's football contest Saturday. The game was the first between the two countries.

BEIJING (AP) — In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. The bipedal robots of various makes and sizes navigated the 21.

BROSSARD — Martin St. Louis carried an underlying belief in himself throughout his playing career, beating the odds to reach the Hall of Fame. Now head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, that confidence is becoming contagious. St.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Ty Emberson to a two-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Saturday. The contract carries an average annual value of US$1.3 million.

ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Marie-Philip Poulin has set a Canadian record for career points in women's world hockey championships. Poulin's goal in the first period of a semifinal against Finland gave her 39 goals and 48 assists for a career 87 points.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators will renew playoff hostilities Sunday — the first time the provincial rivals have faced off in a post-season Battle of Ontario in more than two decades.

OTTAWA — It has taken longer than expected, but the Ottawa Senators are in the NHL playoffs for the first time in eight years.

Friday's Scoreboard MLB American League Toronto 3 Seattle 1 Detroit 7 Kansas City 3 N.Y. Yankees 1 Tampa Bay 0 Boston 10 Chicago White Sox 3 National League Chicago Cubs 13 Arizona 11 Philadelphia 7 Miami 2 N.Y. Mets 5 St.

CALGARY — Ben Kindel scored at 6:09 of overtime and the Calgary Hitmen rallied from a 5-2 deficit to knock off the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-5 in Western Hockey League playoff action on Friday at the Scotiabank Saddledome.