National Sports

Entering the U Sports men's Final 8 championship coming off a loss, again, is not a matter of concern for the Carleton Ravens.

A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the U Sports men's basketball Final 8 in Halifax. Teams are listed by seeding heading into the tournament, along with their respective regular season records. The tournament runs from Friday to Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Paul George had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers broke away in the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-100 on Wednesday night.

VANCOUVER — J.T. Miller made good on his chances in an impressive 700th career NHL game. Miller capped a two-goal effort with the game winner 20 seconds into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday night.

EVERETT, Wash. — Olen Zellweger and Jakub Demek each had a goal and two assists in leading the Kamloops Blazers to a 7-1 blowout victory over the Everett Silvertips on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps breathed a massive sigh of relief Wednesday.

WINNIPEG — Dean Evason had a lot on his mind after the Minnesota Wild defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Wednesday. Some of it was good, some of it bad.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Anthony Romani scored two goals and the North Bay Battalion extended their winning streak to four games, defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-1 on Wednesday.

QUEBEC — Nicolas Savoie scored the game-winning goal 3:56 into the third period as the Quebec Remparts edged the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2-1 on Wednesday. Zachary Bolduc added the other for Québec (46-12-1-2). William Rousseau made 17 saves.

LONDON, Ont. — The favourites are in great shape at the Canadian men's curling championship. The real battles were building around the playoff cutlines as the last few round-robin draws approached.