National Sports

TORONTO — Auston Matthews is starting to heat up. And after a rocky opening to the NHL campaign in a pressure-packed market, his Maple Leafs appear to be finding their groove.

OTTAWA — Claude Giroux faced his former team Saturday night and it wasn't the reunion he was hoping for.

TORONTO — Brittany Howard scored her second goal of the game 54 seconds into overtime to lead the Toronto Six past the Minnesota Whitecaps 3-2 on Saturday in Premier Hockey Federation action. It was the first game of the 2022-23 PHF season.

BOCA RATON, Fla.

BERLIN (AP) — Canada is sweating on the fitness of Alphonso Davies and goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau just over two weeks before the World Cup begins.

OTTAWA — Brad Gardiner scored twice and the Ottawa 67's power play clicked twice en route to a 4-2 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Peterborough Petes on Saturday.

BATHURST, N.B.

CALGARY — Canada's Brad Gushue downed Japan’s Riku Yanagisawa 8-2 on Saturday in the men's semifinal of the Pan Continental Curling Championships. Gushue from St. John's, N.L.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gareth Bale tied the score 3-3 on a dramatic header in the eighth minute of extra-time stoppage time, backup goalkeeper John McCarthy stopped two Philadelphia shots in the shootout, and Los Angeles FC beat the Union 3-0 on penalty

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Russell Henley rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on his first hole and never really let up Saturday until he had a 6-under 65 and doubled the size of his lead to six shots in the World Wide Technology at Mayakoba.