National Sports

MONTREAL — CF Montreal's impressive start to the 2024 season will be put to the test as they travel to Florida on Sunday to take on Lionel Messi and top-ranked Inter Miami.

Toronto FC's turnaround continued Saturday with a 1-0 win over a well-organized Charlotte FC in its home opener, thanks to a spectacular strike from Italian star Lorenzo Insigne.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Eliot Grondin took home the gold medal in snowboard cross at the FIS World Cup on Saturday.

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury added two more Crystal Globes to his trophy case by winning his 89th World Cup title with a dual moguls victory on Saturday.

DOHA, Qatar — Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are taking home the silver medal at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour.

Dave Ritchie, who was the head coach of the B.C. Lions for their iconic '94 Grey Cup victory over the Baltimore Stallions, died Saturday. He was 85. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, another CFL team Ritchie coached, confirmed the death.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Tuch scored the decisive shootout goal and the Buffalo Sabres overcame a two-goal deficit and a disallowed overtime goal in a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

MUNICH — Canadian star Alphonso Davies' first start since a knee injury lasted just 14 minutes Saturday when he took a boot to the face in Bayern Munich's 8-1 win over Mainz in Bundesliga play.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner will miss tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens due to a lower-body injury. Marner, 26, has 25 goals and 76 points in 62 games this season.

MADRID (AP) — An official at Spanish soccer club Sporting Gijón has apologized for a video meant to commemorate International Women’s Day that sparked widespread criticism.