National Sports

KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) — German skier Linus Strasser got down on his knees and kissed the snow on an Austrian slope he has known since he was a child, with his wife Maria and their one-year-old daughter watching from the stands.

JASNA, Slovakia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending career win 95 by triumphing in a women’s World Cup slalom Sunday, a day after the American ski star’s main rival sustained a season-ending injury.

TORONTO — South African challenger Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis dethroned middleweight champion Sean Strickland, winning a split decision after a five-round gruelling battle in the main event of UFC 297 Saturday night.

CALGARY — The Edmonton Oilers keep winning and rewriting record books.

TORONTO — Canadian bantamweight Jasmine Jasudavicius dominated Brazil's Priscila (Zombie Girl) Cachoeira on the ground en route to a third-round submission win Saturday night on the undercard of UFC 297. The 34-year-old from Niagara, Ont.

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Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 3 Calgary 1 Vancouver 6 Toronto 4 Winnipeg 2 Ottawa 1 (OT) Boston 9 Montreal 4 Tampa Bay 3 Buffalo 1 Colorado 7 Philadelphia 4 Arizona 3 Nashville 2 Dallas 6 New Jersey 2 St.

MONTREAL — Toronto overcame two goals from superstar Marie-Philip Poulin and 36 saves from goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens to snap a three-game losing streak Saturday night.

RED DEER, Alta. — Rachel Homan of Ottawa will be playing in Sunday night's Grand Slam championship final at the Co-op Canadian Open.

VICTORIA — Dawson Pasternak scored three goals and teammate Justin Kipkie added a pair as the Victoria Royals defeated the visiting Kamloops Blazers 7-2 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena.