National Sports

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders continue to bolster their defence ahead of CFL free agency, signing defensive lineman Pete Robertson to a contract extension.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have added a pair of American quarterbacks to their roster.

BEIJING — Two of Canada's medal hopefuls at the Beijing Olympics finished off the podium Sunday, with one coming agonizingly close and another nowhere near.

NEW YORK — Sarah Mitton threw a Canadian indoor record in the women's shot put on Saturday. The 25-year-old from Liverpool, N.S., won the Dr. Sander Columbia College at The Armory with a throw of 19.16 metres. That broke the previous mark of 18.

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BEIJING — The Australian mixed doubles curling team was back in the Beijing Games after getting a "late reprieve" Sunday before their round-robin games against Switzerland and Canada.

Andrea Crawford thought she had the win until Krista McCarville snatched it away.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux scored three goals and the Metropolitan Division beat the Central Division 5-3 on Saturday in the final 3-on-3 match to win the NHL All-Star Game.

TORONTO — Nick Robertson had a pair of goals Saturday, helping the Toronto Marlies to a 5-2 victory over the Rochester Americans in American Hockey League play.

LAS VEGAS — American Chidi (Chidi Bang Bang) Njokuani kicked off his UFC career with a bang Saturday, knocking out Quebec middleweight Marc-Andre (Powerbar) Barriault in just 16 seconds on a Fight Night card.