National Sports

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday that Mitchell Miller is not eligible to play in the league, one day after the defenseman signed an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins.

MONTREAL — William Stanback is ready to carry a full workload. His timing couldn't be better. The Alouettes running back has only been given a limited number of carries since returning from a broken ankle sustained in Week 1.

WIGAN, United Kingdom — Tara Stanley scored three of England's 11 tries in a comprehensive 54-4 win over the outmatched Canada Ravens in pool play Saturday at the Rugby League World Cup.

Canada played its part Saturday on a day that showed the best of women's rugby. Unfortunately the valiant Canadian display came in a 26-19 loss to England in the Rugby World Cup semifinal in Auckland, New Zealand.

PARIS — Felix Auger-Aliassime's win streak has come to an end. The Montreal native fell to Denmark's Holger Rune 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Paris Masters.

BERLIN — Canada star Alphonso Davies left Bayern Munich's game at Hertha Berlin on Saturday with an apparent hamstring injury. The 22-year-old fullback from Edmonton limped off in the 63rd minute, holding the back of his right leg.

HONG KONG — Canada lost a close game to Ireland before edging Kenya on Saturday at the Hong Kong Sevens, missing out on the Cup quarterfinals in the opening event of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — England downed a determined Canada 26-19 on Saturday to extend its winning streak to 30 matches and move into the final of the Rugby World Cup.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Winterhawks built on the momentum of a strong start en route to a dominant 5-1 victory against Western Conference leader Seattle Thunderbirds on Friday.

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 35 points, his eighth consecutive game of at least 30 to begin the season, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 111-110 on Friday night.