National Sports

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed American safety Brandon Alexander to a two-year contract Friday. The six-foot, 180-pound Alexander returns for a fifth season with Winnipeg.

Charles Oakley made a career out of speaking his mind and backing it up. So the retired power forward has plenty to share in his new book "The Last Enforcer.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Usher preached togetherness during “tumultuous times” while performing a series of his hits at an exclusive star-studded afterparty following the NFL Honors .

CALGARY — Led by Noah Hanifin, Calgary's defence went on the offence on Thursday leading the red-hot Flames to a fifth straight victory.

OTTAWA — Matt Murray won two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins, but Thursday he was on the opposite end of their attack as a member of the Ottawa Senators.

MONTREAL — The Martin St. Louis effect didn’t give the Montreal Canadiens a first win since Jan. 18 but Montreal’s new interim head coach liked the fight his new team gave him.

HOUSTON (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 42 points, and the Toronto Raptors pushed their season-high winning streak to eight games with a 139-120 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.

BOISBRIAND, Que. — The Acadie-Bathurst Titan were carried to a 5-2 win after a dominant second period against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The long wait to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is finally over for several deserving candidates.

ERIE, Pa. — Christian Kyrou had the game-winner and an assist as the Erie Otters beat the Owen Sound Attack for their second straight win. Cedrick Guindon grabbed two goals as the Attack (19-18-1-2) fell 5-3 to their Erie counterparts.