National Sports

Joe Zuger, a former player and general manager for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats who threw a record eight touchdown passes in his CFL debut, had died. He was 84. The team announced his death in a news release Monday night. Zuger, from Homestead, Pa.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Almost 15 years after the Vancouver Olympics, a ruling by sport's highest court in a Russian doping case is set to give French biathlon star Martin Fourcade another gold medal.

Monday's Scoreboard (All Times Eastern) NHL St. Louis 5 N.Y. Rangers 2 Tampa Bay 8 Colorado 2 New Jersey 5 Nashville 2 Washington 4 Florida 1 Carolina 6 Dallas 4 Vegas 5 Philadelphia 4 (SO) Detroit 4 N.Y.

OTTAWA — In the grand scheme of things it’s only Game 21 on the NHL schedule but the Ottawa Senators are hoping it’s the turning point they’ve desperately been seeking.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck made a season-high 43 saves, Alex Iafallo scored two goals, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Monday night in a game between two of the Western Conference's best.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Former NHL player and TNT hockey analyst Paul Bissonnette was assaulted by several men during an altercation at a Scottsdale steakhouse on Sunday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Jaden Ivey hit a jumper as time expired to give the Detroit Pistons a 102-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.

LONDON, Ont. — Lawyers in the sexual assault case of five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team began what are expected to be several weeks of legal arguments on Monday, ahead of next year's trial.

VANCOUVER — Head coach Vanni Sartini paid the price Monday for the Vancouver Whitecaps' mediocre results this past season and subsequent first-round playoff exit.