National Sports

MONTREAL — The Bell Centre fans were urging Brendan Gallagher to complete his hat trick after scoring two quick goals in the opening period.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs liked a lot of elements in their game Thursday. Unfortunately the end result wasn't among those positives.

NEWARK, N.J. — The Ottawa Senators' decision to sell off talent heading into the NHL trading deadline worked very well for Cory Schneider and the New Jersey Devils.

LIVERPOOL, N.S. — Canada's Tyler Tardi clinched a semifinal spot with a 9-5 victory over Sweden's Daniel Berggren on Thursday at the world junior curling championships. With its fourth win in a row, the B.C.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Sarah Wark's curling team from British Columbia isn't used to cross-country travel, arena ice, top-flight competition or the national spotlight. You wouldn't know it by Wark's debut performance at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Brady Heslip had a team-high 14 points and Kyle Wiltjer added 12 points and 14 rebounds as Canada downed Chile 85-46 on Thursday in a FIBA World Cup qualifier.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Team Canada's Jennifer Jones did not look like a six-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion during the preliminary round at Centre 200. The arrival of the championship round Thursday afternoon appeared to change things.

TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan has found closure. When the player once fondly known as "Mr. I am Toronto" was unceremoniously jettisoned from the Raptors last summer in the blockbuster deal to acquire Kawhi Leonard, the hurt lingered long.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Longtime Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man along an interstate late Wednesday night as he tried to avoid hitting the man's disabled vehicle, police say.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Canada's Mark Arendz won silver in the biathlon individual race to capture his fourth medal of the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships. The Springton, P.E.I.