National Sports

MIAMI — Canada's Denis Shapovalov didn't get the start he wanted Saturday, but he still managed to grit out a win in second round action at the Miami Open. The 21-year-old native of Richmond Hill, Ont.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews has seen shots clank off the post and others seemingly destined for the back of the net plucked out of mid-air time and again in recent weeks.

LAS VEGAS — Quebec City middleweight Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault, recording his first official UFC win, dominated the third round en route to stopping Morocco's Abu (Captain Morocco) Azaitar on the UFC 260 undercard Saturday night.

HERRIMAN, Utah — The Toronto Arrows fell to 0-2-0 after a sloppy performance in a 39-24 loss to the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby play on Saturday.

BOSTON — Lexie Laing and Taylor Wenczkowski scored power play goals and the Boston Pride became the first two-time winner of the Isobel Cup with a 4-3 win over the defending champion Minnesota Whitecaps on Saturday night.

TORONTO — Todd Kabel, who rode two Queen's Plate-winning horses, has died at the age of 55. Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Saturday night. A cause of death was not immediately available.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have inked standout college prospect Cole Caufield to an entry-level deal. The team announced Saturday that it had signed the 20-year-old right-winger to a three-year contract.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Noah Laaouan scored 4:47 into overtime to clinch the Charlottetown Islanders' 3-2 win over the Halifax Mooseheads in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

STOCKHOLM — Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier had planned to skate their way to the world championship medal podium this time last year in Montreal.

John Herdman expects the Cayman Islands to park the bus Sunday against Canada in World Cup qualifying play. Maybe a couple of buses. The Cayman part-timers, who at No.