National Sports

BEIJING — Canada has won gold in the women's team pursuit competition at the Beijing Olympics. Valerie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann beat Japan in the long-track speedskating event at the Ice Ribbon.

BEIJING — Canada's Max Parrot won the bronze medal in men's big air at the Beijing Olympics barely a week after winning gold in slopestyle. The 27-year-old from Bromont, Que., fell on his first jump, but landed a huge cab 1800 on his second attempt.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum's first victory with New Orleans was one of the Pelicans' most dominant performances of the season. McCollum, who was traded from Portland last week, scored 23 points and the Pelicans overall shot a season-best 58.

WINNIPEG — Marc-Andre Fleury wasn't showing his age when he made 31 saves in the Chicago Blackhawks' 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Marner scored once and added two assists, Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a two-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames added a new face on Monday, but also a familiar face to many.

TORONTO — Defender Jade Rose and forward Olivia Smith, who have both been capped at the senior level, will lead Canada at the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship. The tournament, which runs Feb.

MONTREAL — March 5, 2009 is a day that lives in infamy for many Montreal soccer fans. The Montreal Impact were in Mexico and just five minutes away from pulling off an incredible upset and advancing to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League.

EDMONTON — Duron Carter is returning to the CFL. The Edmonton Elks signed the veteran American receiver on Monday but he'll play as a defensive back, the CFL club announced.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes re-signed American defensive back Jarnor Jones on Monday. The six-foot-three, 209-pound Jones returns to Montreal after appearing 17 games in 2019, registering 23 tackles and 11 special-teams tackles.