National Sports

MONTPELLIER, France — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier were fifth at the world figure skating championships in what may have been their final competitive appearance.

TORONTO — Samuel Oram-Jones has no regrets about trading in his racing helmet for football headgear but does wonder daily about how different his life might be had he remained behind the wheel.

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Ben Martin shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday to hold onto a two-shot lead in the PGA Tour’s Corales Puntacana Championship.

TAMPA, Fla. — Greg Bird hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to help the Toronto Blue Jays hold on for a 10-9 win against the New York Yankees Saturday afternoon in Grapefruit League play in Tampa, Fla.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Nicholas Abruzzese to a two-year, entry-level contract for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, the team announced Saturday. The average annual value of the contract is $850,000.

TORONTO — Armoni Brooks has earned a multi-year deal with the Toronto Raptors. The six-foot-three, 195-pound guard signed a multi-year contract with the Raptors on Saturday, as his second 10-day contract with the team expired. Brooks is averaging 2.

VICTORIA — The Victoria Royals continued rolling Friday, posting a 4-2 victory over the Prince George Cougars in Western Hockey League play.

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Washington 4, Buffalo 3 (SO) N.Y.

CALGARY — A milestone night for Johnny Gaudreau propelled the surging Calgary Flames to yet another win Friday. Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk each notched their 30th goal of the season as the Flames took a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A playoff berth clinched early had Canada's Kerri Einarson feeling bullish about her women's world curling championship prospects.