National Sports

BEAUPRÉ, Que. — Canada's Eliot Grondin struck World Cup gold on home snow in the men's snowboard cross event on Saturday. The Sainte-Marie, Que., native beat out Austria's Jacob Dusek (56.04) at the line by 0.

SANDVIKEN, Sweden — Canada's Kerri Einarson will play for bronze once more. Einarson fell 8-5 to Norway's Marianne Roervik in the world women's curling championship semifinals on Saturday.

MADRID — Fancy Bermudez, a sevens player in her 15s international debut, and Sabrina Poulin each scored two tries as Canada thumped South Africa 66-7 Saturday in its first match since finishing fourth at the Women's Rugby World Cup in November in New

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Parker Ford to a two-year, entry-level contract on Saturday. The deal, which is set to begin for the 2023-24 season, carries an average annual value of US$925,000 in the NHL.

SILVAPLANA, Switzerland — Canada's Evan McEachran closed the World Cup slopestyle season with a silver medal on Saturday. The Oakville, Ont., native finished with a score of 93 points. Sweden's Jesper Tjader (94.

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier earned ice dance bronze at the figure skating world championships on Saturday. The Grand Prix Final champions finished with a total score of 217.88.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors put forth a stellar defensive effort and it led to a decisive victory Friday night. Pascal Siakam had a game-high 32 points and nine assists and the Raptors dominated the Detroit Pistons en route to a 118-97 win.

BRANDON, Man. — Connor McClennon and Zack Ostapchuk each scored in the shootout as the Winnipeg ICE defeated the host Brandon Wheat Kings 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Friday.

GOLD CANYON, Ariz.

NEW YORK (AP) — Arizona Coyotes minority owner Andrew Barroway was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Friday following his arrest for domestic violence in Colorado.