National Sports

Rookie Mark Kastelic leads Ottawa Senators past Montreal Canadiens 6-4

OTTAWA — For a kid from Arizona, it doesn’t get much bigger than scoring the game-winning goal on a night that honoured one of the game’s biggest legends.

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Urruti scores twice, powers Austin to 3-0 win over Vancouver

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Maximiliano Urruti scored two first-half goals, Sebastian Driussi added his league-leading sixth after halftime and Austin FC cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS play on Saturday.

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Panthers win 13th straight, top Maple Leafs 3-2 in overtime

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour scored 2:26 into overtime and the NHL-leading Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 13 games by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night.

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Fans remember, honour Guy Lafleur before Canadiens-Senators game

OTTAWA — There was an abundance of Montreal Canadiens jerseys at Canadian Tire Centre Saturday night, and while most had the name of Price, Suzuki and Caufield on them many were thinking about Guy Lafleur.

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Cantlay, Schauffele shatter 54-hole mark, take 5-shot lead

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele played the back nine in 8-under 28 and shot a 12-under 60 in best-ball play Saturday to shatter the Zurich Classic three-round record at 29 under and stretch their lead to five strokes.

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Springer greets Houston fans with leadoff HR, Blue Jays win

HOUSTON (AP) — George Springer hit a leadoff homer in the first game against his former team, and Santiago Espinal homered for the second straight game Saturday to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros.

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Siakam has 34 points to lead Raptors to 110-102 win over Sixers

TORONTO — Late in the fourth quarter on Saturday, frustrated Sixers centre Joel Embiid inexplicably grabbed Pascal Siakam in a tackle.

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Toronto's Scottie Barnes captures NBA rookie of the year honours

TORONTO — Chants of "Scottie! Scottie! Scottie!" rained down at Scotiabank Arena Saturday as Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes was named the NBA's rookie of the year.

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Betis beats Valencia 5-4 on penalties to win Copa del Rey

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Real Betis beat Valencia 5-4 in a penalty shootout to win the Copa del Rey in Seville early Sunday. Valencia’s 19-year-old American, Yunus Musah, was the only penalty taker to miss his shot, sending it high.

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Kamara helps CF Montreal earn 1-1 draw with Philadelphia

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Kei Kamara scored in the 59th minute to help CF Montreal earn a 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union in MLS play on Saturday. Kamara scored the equalizer for Montreal (3-3-2) off a crossing pass from Romell Quioto.

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