National Sports

GENEVA (AP) — The final rounds of European Championship qualifiers sees defending champion Italy needing a strong finish to clinch a spot at the tournament, while Albania and Slovenia can secure surprising group victories.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, and Edmonton beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Monday night in Kris Knoblauch’s debut as Oilers coach.

EDMONTON — Kris Knoblauch’s NHL coaching career is off to a flying start with the Edmonton Oilers.

TORONTO — Even though Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 39 points, the all-star forward still didn't get the Toronto Raptors' chain for hardest working player on the team. That honour instead went to Montreal's Chris Boucher.

VICTORIA — Justin Kipkie knocked in the game-winning goal at 2:24 in overtime as the Royals edged the Rockets. The goal marked a hat trick for Kipkie in the win. Royals goaltender Braden Holt stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced.

TORONTO — Henrik Lundqvist played a starring role at Madison Square Garden for 15 seasons.

PHOENIX (AP) — Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson and Arizona's Corbin Carroll were the types of exciting players Major League Baseball hoped for when it tweaked its rules to encourage athleticism.

Carly Jackson trained all summer like she had hockey job, even though she didn't.

SURREY, B.C. — Garry Peters has been looking back through his phone. Specifically, for videos he's taken in the B.C. Lions' locker room, starting back at training camp in Kamloops in May and through the season.

TORONTO — Forward O.G. Anunoby and guard Gary Trent Jr. were both ruled out of the Raptors' lineup as Toronto hosted the Washington Wizards on Monday.