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Foerster's third-period goal lifts Philadelphia Flyers over Boston Bruins 3-2

Foerster's third-period goal lifts Philadelphia Flyers over Boston Bruins 3-2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyson Foerster scored with 1:29 left and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a seven-game losing streak to Boston with a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday. Travis Konecny scored two goals and Foerster also had an assist.
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Canadian Liam Brearley wins gold medal in World Cup slopestyle event

Canadian snowboarder Liam Brearley won the gold medal in a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday. Brearley, 20, of Gravenhurst, Ont., scored 89.93 points to finish ahead of Japan's Taiga Hasegawa (85.31). Australian Valentino Gueseli was third (83.77).
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Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

BALTIMORE (AP) — Peter Angelos, owner of a Baltimore Orioles team that endured long losing stretches and shrewd proprietor of a law firm that won high-profile cases against industry titans, died Saturday. He was 94.
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Canadian Thompson captures World Cup women's skicross race, overall crown

Canadian Thompson captures World Cup women's skicross race, overall crown

IDRE FJÄLL, Sweden — Another year, another women's skicross World Cup title for Canadian Marielle Thompson. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., earned her sixth victory of the World Cup season Saturday.
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NHL roundup: Playoff-hungry Capitals beat Hurricanes 7-6 in shootout

NHL roundup: Playoff-hungry Capitals beat Hurricanes 7-6 in shootout

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sonny Milano recorded his first hat trick in the NHL, Alex Ovechkin scored again, and the Washington Capitals ended the Carolina Hurricanes' winning streak at five with a shootout victory Friday night that could play a pivotal role
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WHL roundup: Sharpshooter Lisowsky paces Blades to 5-1 win over Raiders

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Brandon Lisowsky scored twice, Egor Sidorov chipped in with two assists, and the visiting Saskatoon Blades rolled over the Prince Albert Raiders 5-1 in Western Hockey League action on Friday at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Nam leads at Palos Verdes in 2nd career LPGA Tour start

Nam leads at Palos Verdes in 2nd career LPGA Tour start

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Malia Nam took a one-stroke lead into the weekend in just her second career LPGA Tour start, shooting a 2-under 69 on Friday in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship at Palos Verdes Golf Club.
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OHL roundup: Soto plays OT hero as Frontenacs edge 67's 3-2

KINGSTON, Ont. — Matthew Soto's second goal of the game, scored at 3:29 of overtime, lifted the Kingston Frontenacs to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Ottawa 67's in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday as Slush Puppie Place.
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Japan's Sakamoto three-peats as women's figure skating world champion

Japan's Sakamoto three-peats as women's figure skating world champion

MONTREAL — Kaori Sakamoto of Japan is the first women’s figure skater to three-peat as world champion since American Peggy Fleming from 1966 to 1968.
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QMJHL roundup: Roelens nets hat trick as Titan topple Wildcats 7-4

BATHURST, N.B. — Captain Milo Roelens scored three times and added an assist on the winning goal as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan edged the visiting Moncton Wildcats 7-4 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Friday at Centre Regional K.C.
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