National Sports

For the first time in four decades, curling legend Glenn Howard's focus has fully shifted to coaching duties instead of his playing performance. That doesn't make it any easier when the four-time world champion walks into an arena.

VANCOUVER — The sting of defeat has lingered for Yohei Takaoka. It's been a year since the Japanese goalkeeper and his Vancouver Whitecaps were bounced from the Major League Soccer playoffs by Los Angeles FC.

CALGARY — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-2 win over the host Calgary Flames on Sunday.

SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. — Owen Purcell's team from Nova Scotia opened the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on Sunday with a pair of impressive wins at the St. Catharines Golf and Country Club.

NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored twice, Mika Zibanejad had three assists and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves, and the New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Sunday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman won his fifth Gold Glove Award and Toronto Blue Jays centre-fielder Daulton Varsho was among 14 first-time winners of baseball’s most famous fielding honour.

VICTORIA — Logan Pickford's goal in the fourth round of the shootout lifted the Victoria Royals to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the visiting Saskatoon Blades in Western Hockey League action on Sunday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena.

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays star outfielder Daulton Varsho is a Gold Glove Award winner.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored on a breakaway 2:14 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.

NIAGARA, Ont. — Kevin He scored 53 seconds into overtime to lift the Niagara IceDogs to a 4-3 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Sudbury Wolves on Sunday at the Meridian Centre.