National Sports

KEARNS, Utah — Canada's Laurent Dubreuil skated to a bronze medal in the men's 1,000-metre on Saturday at the speedskating world single distance championships.

CHICAGO — Aaron Gordon lost another epic dunk contest. And it was by a couple of inches — namely, the top of Tacko Fall’s head. Derrick Jones Jr.

OTTAWA — Jack Campbell hasn't been with the Toronto Maple Leafs for very long, but he's already made an impact. Campbell stopped 24 shots in a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night to improve his record to 3-0-1 since being acquired Feb.

MONTREAL — Claude Julien was frustrated with the officiating in Montreal's latest defeat, and he let it show.

CALGARY — Although Megan Oldham had her sights set on gold, she wasn't too upset to come away with bronze on Saturday. Despite leading with two competitors to go, the 18-year-old skier from Parry Sound, Ont.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Stephanie Lawton often reminds her curling team to breathe. It's a tip her three teammates took to heart when they played in their first Canadian women's curling championship last year in Sydney, N.S.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — San Jose Sharks defenceman Erik Karlsson will miss the rest of the season after breaking the thumb on his left hand in Friday’s game at Winnipeg.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane criticized the NHL department of player safety on Saturday afternoon, shortly after he was suspended three games for elbowing.

LOS ANGELES — Alejandro Pozuelo converted a penalty and rookie Ifunanyachi Achara scored for the third straight pre-season game to help Toronto FC defeat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 Saturday.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Adam Larsson scored his first goal since last February, Leon Draisaitl added an insurance goal seconds into the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 Saturday night.