National Sports

OTTAWA — Adam Gaudette says he owes goalie coach Ian Clark for his shootout skills. The Canucks centre scored the first shootout goal of his career on Wednesday to lift the Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

DETROIT — Saddiq Bey had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons overcame Norman Powell's 43 points to beat the Toronto Raptors 116-112 on Wednesday night, ending a four-game skid.

The Toronto Raptors have had an update to their remaining schedule. The NBA announced on Wednesday that two of Toronto's games have been rescheduled. The Raptors' game against the Chicago Bulls in Tampa, Fla., originally scheduled for Feb.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Canada captain Christine Sinclair, who missed last month's SheBelieves Cup through injury, says she is good to go again. "A little injury.

MIAMI — The Miami Heat have turned Meyers Leonard's contract into an opportunity to see if Trevor Ariza can help them for the rest of this season. And for their trouble, the Oklahoma City Thunder got yet another draft pick.

DETROIT — The Toronto Raptors will get four players back tonight after they were sidelined for nearly two weeks for health and safety protocols.

Star Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe has faced a long list of hurdles on her Olympic journey during this extended quadrennial. Simply qualifying for the 2021 Summer Games has been a challenge for the 13-time world champion.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Firing Buffalo Sabres coach Ralph Krueger on Wednesday represents just the beginning of what could become Kevyn Adams’ major overhaul of an overpriced, underperforming team in the midst of a 12-game skid.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Toronto starter Thomas Hatch exited a pre-season game with right elbow/forearm discomfort and the Blue Jays lost 1-0 to the New York Yankees on Wednesday. The right-hander was pulled in the third inning.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after beating Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday. The third-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.