National Sports

IDRE FJÄLL — Reece Howden sped to a gold medal on Saturday in the second last men's World Cup ski cross race of the season, while fellow Canadian Courtney Hoffos took silver in the women's race. Howden, from Cultus Lake, B.C.

HONG KONG — Carissa Norsten scored two tries to help Canada defeat Fiji 26-17 in Cup quarterfinal play Saturday at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

EDMONTON — Tristain Hoath says he was 10 years old when he first noticed he was unusually strong. The Edmonton police officer says his dad and another man were struggling to lift a large piano onto a truck when they called him for help.

EVERETT — Scott Ratzlaff stopped 45 shots to help the Seattle Thunderbirds hang on for a 3-2 victory over the Everett Silvertips in the Western Hockey League playoffs on Friday.

MONCTON, N.B. — Julius Sumpf scored his second goal at 1:38 in overtime as the Moncton Wildcats edged the Quebec Remparts 4-3 in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs on Friday.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Boone Jenner had two goals, Kent Johnson had the lone score of the shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a pair of multi-goal deficits to beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-6 on Friday night and move into a tie for the final w

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho and Taylor Hall scored 2:24 apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Friday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Alysa Liu skated around the ice in disbelief, her golden dress shimmering in the lights of TD Garden, and the appreciative roar from a sellout crowd reminded her why she had returned to the sport following a nearly two-year retirement.

WINNIPEG — The chants have already started for Connor Hellebuyck: “MVP! MVP! MVP!” The Winnipeg goalie recorded a career-best and franchise-best seventh shutout this season as the Jets blanked the New Jersey Devils 4-0 before a sold-out crowd of 15,2

LONDON, Ont. — Sam Dickinson scored twice and added an assist as the London Knights cruised to a 6-1 win over the Owen Sound Attack in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs on Friday.