National Sports

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Canada's Brad Gushue improved to 3-0 following an 8-4 win over defending champion Bruce Mouat of Scotland at the world men's curling championship on Sunday. The game was a rematch of the 2023 gold-medal final.

VANCOUVER — Ian Cole vividly recalls how he felt before skating out for his first NHL playoff game. “Honestly, I just remember being scared,” he said, punctuating his sentence with a mild expletive.

VANCOUVER — Comebacks seemed to be a theme for the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday. Coach Vanni Sartini made his return to the sidelines. Dynamic forward Fafa Picault had a goal and an assist in his return from international duty.

CALGARY — Nazem Kadri provided the spark and the Calgary Flames endured a few blocked-shot bruises en route to a 4-2 doubling of the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson won his third straight UFC fight Saturday, stopping American (Senor Perfecto) Bill Algeo in the first round on a UFC Fight Night card. The 32-year-old from Huntsville, Ont.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored the lone shootout goal and Aleksander Barkov scored twice in regulation to lead Florida over Detroit 3-2 on Saturday.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Toronto 3 Buffalo 0 Edmonton 6 Anaheim 1 Ottawa 3 Winnipeg 2 Calgary 4 Los Angeles 2 Carolina 3 Montreal 0 Florida 3 Detroit 2 (SO) Vegas 2 Minnesota 1 (OT) N.Y.

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — A sore throat and runny nose lowered Hannah Green’s expectations for the second round of the LPGA Tour Ford Championship. She sure felt a lot better after a career-best round on a day full of low scoring.

EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett Silvertips outshot the visiting Vancouver Giants 52-21 but had to battle to earn a 2-1 Western Hockey League playoff victory on Saturday at Angel of the Winds Arena.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 60th goal, Ilya Samsonov stopped 34 shots and Toronto beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Saturday night in front of a distinctly raucous Maple Leafs-backed road crowd.