National Sports

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Third-period goals 17 seconds apart lifted the Medicine Hat Tigers to a 4-1 Western Hockey League victory over the visiting Everett Silvertips on Saturday at Co-op Place.

LONDON, Ont. — The top-ranked Western Mustangs are back in the Yates Cup for the eighth straight year. Western defeated the Queen's Gaels 47-20 on Saturday to book its ticket into the Ontario University Athletics football championship game.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews did his job. The same went for Mitch Marner. That was about it for the Toronto Maple Leafs with the puck on their collective sticks. And that lack of offensive punch outside the team's top guns is a growing concern.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Saturday night. Alexy Toropchenko, Robert Thomas, Kasperi Kapanen and Brandon Saad also scored for St. Louis.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk’s frustration was palpable after his Ottawa Senators absorbed a 6-4 loss against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Tkachuk and his teammates were booed off the ice and fans called for head coach D.J.

VANCOUVER — Just over two weeks after the Calgary Stampeders ended the Lions' regular season with a blowout victory, B.C. roared back in the CFL's West semifinal. Vernon Adams Jr.

NIAGARA, Ont. — Justin Ertel scored the game-winning goal at 4:11 of the third period as the North Bay Battalion edged the Niagara IceDogs 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday.

SANTIAGO, Chile — Canada's Ethan Katzberg struck gold again in men's hammer throw at the Pan American Games on Saturday. The 21-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., set a Pan Am Games record with a throw of 80.96 metres to emerge as champion.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Brad Gushue lost his opening game at the Pan Continental Curling Championship and brushed it off by saying as long as his Canadian squad didn't lose the last one he'll be OK. Gushue, of St.

MONTREAL — Quarterback Cody Fajardo threw two touchdown passes, William Stanback rushed 95 yards and all-star wideout Austin Mack caught a crucial TD, but it was Montreal’s defence that led the Alouettes to CFL victory on Saturday — much like it has