National Sports

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Neymar is again going home without a World Cup title. Luka Modric's quest continues unabated.

The eighth-ranked Canadian women will open play next year at the SheBelieves Cup in February when they face the top-ranked U.S., No. 7 Brazil and No. 10 Japan in the annual four-nations tournament.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Brittney Griner returned to the United States Friday and was reunited with her wife nearly 10 months after her detention in Russia made the basketball star the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firest

Canadian Levonte Johnson, a senior forward at Syracuse University, has been named a first-team all-American by the United Soccer Coaches. A native of Brampton, Ont.

WINNIPEG — Wade Miller knew he was talking to a winner when he first interviewed Mike O’Shea in 2013.

Midfielder Alessandro Biello and forward Antoni Klukowski, whose fathers both played for Canada, have been named to Canada's under-17 team for the upcoming Copa Mexico de Naciones Under-17 tournament.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed kicker Lewis Ward to a two-year contract and fullback Marco Dubois to a one-year deal on Friday.

DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored with 29 seconds left in overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Thursday night to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Alex Christopoulos, Oliver Peer and Matthew Maggio each notched a goal and an assist as the Windsor Spitfires used an early lead to push them past the Ottawa 67's 5-3 on Thursday.

RIMOUSKI, Que. — Lyam Jacques scored the winner, Frédéric Brunet added the insurance marker and the Rimouski Oceanic came back to defeat the Sherbrooke Phoenix 6-4 on Thursday.