National Sports

OTTAWA — General manager Pierre Dorion is going to get some help rebuilding the Ottawa Senators.

FREDERICTON — Defending champions Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres are moving on at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship.

EDMONTON — The Ottawa Senators played the kind of game Saturday that head coach Marc Crawford enjoys watching.

SILKEBORG, Denmark — Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni defeated South Korea's Minji Kim 5-3 on Saturday to secure a berth in the final of the world women's curling championship. Switzerland scored a deuce in an extra end for the victory.

TBILISI, Georgia — Defender Fabian Schar was apparently knocked out in a collision but got up and contributed to Switzerland's win over Georgia in European Championship qualifying on Saturday.

Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros have agreed to a contract adding an additional $66 million in guaranteed money for 2020 and '21, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — After winning a World Series with the Red Sox, Chris Sale preferred to stay in Boston rather than find out what he would be worth as a free agent after this season.

MIAMI — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is apologizing after being charged in a Florida massage parlour prostitution investigation. "I am truly sorry," Kraft said in a statement Saturday.

TORONTO — Sonny Weishaupt wants to finish the CFL combine with a bang. The German-born quarterback is one of 18 Europeans participating in the league's national combine for the first time.

HAMDEN, Conn. — Canadian forward Loren Gabel was named the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award on Saturday. The award is presented annually by the USA Hockey Foundation to the top player in NCAA Division I women's hockey.