National Sports

VANCOUVER — The United States will not have star defenceman Quinn Hughes in the lineup at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. The Vancouver Canucks captain has been ruled out of the competition due to an undisclosed injury.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Schmaltz scored the shootout winner , leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

OTTAWA — Connor Clattenburg had a goal and two assists, Kaden Pitre chipped in with five assists, and the visiting Flint Firebirds flew past the Ottawa 67's 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday at TD Place.

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies scored five first-period goals and then coasted to a 6-3 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League victory over the visiting Val-d’Or Foreurs on Sunday at Arena Glencore.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Thomas Detry nearly aced the rowdy 16th hole in a stretch of four closing birdies, shooting a 6-under 65 on Sunday to win the Phoenix Open by seven shots for his first PGA Tour victory.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Yealimi Noh turned a one-shot deficit into a three-shot lead over Jin Young Ko in the span of two holes on the back nine on Sunday and cruised from there to her first LPGA victory in the Founders Cup.

MONTREAL — Sidney Crosby flashed a wide smile and hoisted the trophy over his head. It was Sept. 29, 2016, and Canada had just defeated Team Europe 2-1 in a knife-edged World Cup final. The tournament's format wasn't perfect.

DALLAS — His confidence sky-high after eliminating some of the tournament's big names earlier in the week, Canada's Denis Shapovalov played some of his best tennis when it mattered most on Sunday.

MONTREAL — Victor Hedman didn't plan to celebrate the Tampa Bay Lightning’s winning streak with head coach Jon Cooper on Sunday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 19 points, Jalen Green added 18 and the short-handed Houston Rockets snapped a six-game skid with a 94-87 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.