National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett was suspended three games without pay by the NHL on Sunday for an illegal check to the head of Montreal Canadiens forward Cedric Paquette during a game Saturday.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Forge FC announced a new ownership structure on Sunday, with the creation of Hamilton Sports Group.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kyle Connor scored in overtime and the Winnipeg Jets overcame a first-period, two-goal deficit to hold off the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 Sunday in their return from a two-week hiatus.

TORONTO — For Fred VanVleet, getting the band back together suited the Toronto Raptors guard just fine.

SUDBURY, Ont. — Rory Kerins scored a pair of goals and added an assist to lead the Soo Greyhounds to a 4-2 victory over the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League on Sunday.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo clinched a playoff berth when Devin Singletary scored two touchdowns rushing in the second half to make up for Josh Allen’s sloppiness in a 29-15 victory over Atlanta that eliminated the Falcons from contention.

LONDON (AP) — The only winner Sunday was Manchester City. And Romelu Lukaku certainly lost out.

WINTERBERG, Germany — Canada's young luge team raced to fifth place in the relay at a World Cup on Sunday. Trinity Ellis, a 19-year-old from Pemberton, B.C., Reid Watts, a 23-year-old from Whistler, B.C.

SIGULDA, Latvia — Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski captured World Cup bronze in the two-woman bobsled on Sunday, and coming at the end of a very tough week for the Canadian team, were happy to have been able to race.

NEW YORK — Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews, Vegas Golden Knights wing Max Pacioretty and Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for December.