National Sports

REGINA — Alex Smith is back in the Canadian men's curling championship 35 years after his last appearance in Saskatoon in 1989.

Calgary celebrated the retirement of Miikka Kiprusoff's No. 34 in style on Saturday night with a stirring comeback victory.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Shane Lowry nearly won at PGA National two years ago. The Irishman has given himself a big chance to get a victory there Sunday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored his 30th goal of the season off the league-leading 73rd assist from Connor McDavid, Brett Kulak scored early in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Saturday.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Calgary 4 Pittsburgh 3 Winnipeg 5 Carolina 3 Toronto 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 (SO) Edmonton 2 Seattle 1 Philadelphia 4 Ottawa 2 Tampa Bay 4 Montreal 3 (SO) Florida 4 Detroit 0 Nashville 5 Colorado 1 St.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Jordan Keller scored once and set up the winning goal as the Kamloops Blazers edged the visiting Vancouver Giants 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday night at the Sandman Centre.

EDMONTON — Quebec City's Jade Masson-Wong needed just one minute to knock out American Gabrielle Roman on Saturday night in the main event of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship's first-ever show in Canada.

TORONTO — Max Domi knows better than most what it takes to be an enforcer in the NHL. After watching two heavyweights go toe-to-toe at centre ice Saturday, he used his hands in a different manner to secure the extra point.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Josef Martinez scored on a breakaway in the 60th minute, lifting CF Montreal to a 2-1 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night, spoiling the Major League Soccer debut of celebrated newcomer Petar Musa of Dallas.

CARSON, Calif. — The Canadian men's tough run on the HSBC SVNS circuit continued Saturday with losses to Fiji and Britain at the HSBC SVNS Los Angeles.