National Sports

TORONTO — Loren Gabel and Brittany Howard lead the Canadian side selected for the Premier Hockey Federation's three-team, all-star event Jan. 29 in Toronto.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Metal hip, bloody knee and all, Andy Murray produced his biggest victory in years.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Neighbours and Noel Acciari scored first-period goals and Jordan Binnington made 31 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues over the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Monday night. St.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 38 saves, including 21 in the third period, to lead the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Awaiting a new topic during a pre-Australian Open news conference, Caroline Garcia — someone skilled and smart enough to reach the U.S.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Leylah Annie Fernandez shook off some rust and early jitters before she settled down and bounced Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-2 in first-round women's single action at the Australian Open on Monday night.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Matthew Soto had a goal and assist and the Kingston Frontenacs received a 44-save performance from netminder Mason Vaccari as they defeated the Peterborough Petes 2-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Monday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Barrett's end-to-end driving dunk with 0.6 seconds left in regulation had the basket shaking. The Toronto Raptors remained perfectly steady. “It didn’t matter. We’ve just got to keep fighting,” forward Scottie Barnes said.

Just 22, goalkeeper Tomas Romero has already packed a lot in. The New Jersey native joined the Philadelphia Union's residency program in the eighth grade.

VANCOUVER — Jim Rutherford admits turning around the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks has been more work than he expected. "When I came here, I knew it was going to be a big challenge.