National Sports

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Isaiah George scored the game-winning goal 3:35 into overtime to lift the London Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Peterborough Petes on Thursday. Easton Cowan and Sam Dickinson scored in regulation for London (4-1-0).

BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — Liam Kilfoil netted the game-winning goal 1:54 into overtime and the Halifax Mooseheads edged the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 3-2 on Thursday. Lou Lévesque and Reece Peitzsche also scored for Halifax (6-2-0).

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have to win it to stay in it.

NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Houston Rockets guard-forward Dillon Brooks US$25,000 for recklessly making contact with Indiana Pacers centre Daniel Theis.

Robert Wickens was determined from the very first days after his life-changing 2018 IndyCar accident not to let it define — or end — his racing career.

TORONTO — Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro expressed support for general manager Ross Atkins on Thursday and acknowledged the need for improved communication and transparency with the team's players.

TORONTO — John Herdman is no stranger to rescue jobs. He took over a Canadian women's team that was broken after finishing last at the 2011 FIFA World Cup.

For Deontai Williams, father does indeed know best. Williams is in his first season as a defensive back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. But before the 27-year-old Jacksonville, Fla.

Roger Sloan and his team sat down earlier this year and re-examined his entire process as a golfer. How he practises, his nutrition, everything. Their goal was to make the 36-year-old from Merritt, B.C., the best player that he could be.

TORONTO — A team of 473 athletes will represent Canada at the upcoming Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The quadrennial Pan Am Games featuring over 6,000 athletes from 41 countries in the Americas and Caribbean open Oct. 20 and close Nov. 5.