National Sports

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Parker Meadows hit a three-run homer in the top of the third inning and the Detroit Tigers coasted to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in a spring training game on Saturday at TD Ballpark.

CALGARY — Led offensively by two guys with Stanley Cup rings, the Calgary Flames kept their faint playoff hopes alive on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Todd McLellan isn't about to get enthused about his Los Angeles Kings squad tying the franchise mark for the longest point streak in franchise history.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The golf was as good as it gets. Rory McIlroy made 17 birdies in the 36 holes he played Saturday.

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — Joshua Roy's second goal of the game, scored at 3:09 of overtime, gave the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix a 5-4 win over the Victoriaville Tigres in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Canadian Jeff Gustafson will be the man to beat Sunday in the final round of the US$1-million Bassmaster Classic. Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont.

HERRIMAN, Utah — Wing Joe Mano scored three tries as the Utah Warriors rallied for a 47-19 comeback win over the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby play Saturday. Trailing 12-8 at the break, Utah took control of the game in the second half.

BEAUPRÉ, Que. — Canada's Eliot Grondin struck World Cup gold on home snow in the men's snowboard cross event on Saturday. The Sainte-Marie, Que., native beat out Austria's Jacob Dusek (56.04) at the line by 0.

SANDVIKEN, Sweden — Canada's Kerri Einarson will play for bronze once more. Einarson fell 8-5 to Norway's Marianne Roervik in the world women's curling championship semifinals on Saturday.

MADRID — Fancy Bermudez, a sevens player in her 15s international debut, and Sabrina Poulin each scored two tries as Canada thumped South Africa 66-7 Saturday in its first match since finishing fourth at the Women's Rugby World Cup in November in New