National Sports

SUNRISE, Fla. — With almost two weeks until their next game, and their list of players in COVID-19 protocol growing, the Montreal Canadiens are pausing activities.

Playoff scenarios will dominate Week 17, which used to be the finale for the regular season. Now, with a 17th game added to the schedule, there are post-season implications nearly everywhere.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Sam Bennett scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves to lead the Florida Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Saturday for their third straight win.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The Lethbridge Hurricanes paused team activities on Saturday due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

SIGULDA, Latvia — Canadian bobsledder Christine de Bruin captured her second gold medal of the season, winning the monobob at a World Cup on Saturday. The 32-year-old from Stoney Plain, Alta., felt fortunate to be able to race at all.

MONACO (AP) — Seven Monaco players have tested positive for the coronavirus, the club said Saturday on the eve of its French Cup game. The match at second-tier Quevilly-Rouen is still set to go ahead on Sunday.

SYDNEY (AP) — Greece badly missed elbow-injury victim Stefanos Tsitsipas in the singles when it was beaten by Poland on the opening day of the 16-team ATP Cup tournament on Saturday.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — With one overwhelming half at the Orange Bowl, No. 3 Georgia showed that a humbling loss to Alabama did not break the Bulldogs. In fact, it might have made them even stronger.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One day after quietly celebrating his 37th birthday at home with his family, LeBron James put on an age-defying performance.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors bid farewell to 2021 with a victory. It came in a near-empty arena that was almost befitting the end of another bizarre sports year in the COVID-19 era. Now, they hope they've left their virus troubles behind them.