National Sports

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s title defense turned into a nightmare when the Red Bull star retired near the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday allowing Ferrari to clinch a 1-2 finish with Charles Leclerc winning ah

VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland — Canada's Eliot Grondin closed out the men's snowboard cross season Sunday with a victory at the Veysonnaz World Cup. Grondin, a 20-year-old native of Sainte-Marie, Que., finished ahead of Merlin Surget of France in the final.

MERIBEL, France (AP) — Henrik Kristoffersen clinched the men’s slalom title in the last event of the World Cup ski season Sunday, placing second in a race dominated by Norway.

VANCOUVER — The Calgary Flames were playing with revenge on their minds Saturday night. On their last trip to Vancouver, the Canucks torched the Flames 7-1. It's a result the visitors didn't forget, said Matthew Tkachuk.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Canada's Kerri Einarson ran hot and cold at the women's world curling championship Saturday to emerge with a 1-1 record on opening day. The host country fell 6-4 to Norway after dominating Italy 9-2.

Saturday's Games NHL Minnesota 3 Chicago 1 N.Y. Islanders 4 Dallas 2 Edmonton 6 New Jersey 3 Vegas 5 Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 4 Arizona 1 Columbus 5 St. Louis 4 Montreal 5 Ottawa 1 Nashville 6 Toronto 3 N.Y.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Eeli Tolvanen, Filip Forsberg, Matt Duchene and Yakov Trenin each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — Two of the most popular words around the Canadiens locker room lately are “confidence” and “swagger" – and Montreal played with both in its most recent victory.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Scotland called in another player ahead of its Saturday opener at the women's world curling championship because the skip and alternate have tested positive for COVID-19.

GATINEAU, Que. — Eve Gascon didn’t get a win on the ice Saturday, but she definitely felt like a winner.