National Sports

NASHVILLE — Hany Mukhtar scored in the 77th minute to earn Nashville a 2-2 tie with CF Montreal in Major League Soccer play Saturday. Mukhtar took a loose ball in the box and sent it past the keeper.

OTTAWA — Jesse Ylonen and Cameron Hillis scored first-period goals to lead the Laval Rocket past the Belleville Senators 4-1 in AHL play Saturday afternoon.

WINNIPEG — Eric Comrie stopped 13 shots as the Manitoba Moose defeated the Stockton Heat 3-0 in AHL action Saturday afternoon. Dominic Toninato scored twice for the Moose (13-11-2) while Cole Perfetti finished with a goal and two assists.

LONDON — English soccer is uniting to boycott social media for four days in response to relentless online abuse of players.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Colton Herta bounced back from a disappointing IndyCar opener by winning the pole Saturday for the street course race in downtown St. Petersburg.

Alex Kopacz says he's never felt so close to the grave. The Olympic champion brakeman in men's bobsled is in hospital with COVID-19. The 31-year-old entered London University Hospital on Wednesday and required oxygen to help him breathe.

NEW YORK — Julius Randle had 31 points and 10 rebounds, RJ Barrett added 25 points and 12 boards, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 120-103 on Saturday for their ninth straight victory.

Brazil's Santos FC said goodbye to Yeferson Soteldo on Saturday, saying it had sold the Venezuelan international winger to Toronto FC. While Santos confirmed the sale in a news release, Toronto did not immediately confirm the signing.

Just 21, Victoria's Quinn Ngawati has already played professionally in both of rugby's codes, worn the Maple Leaf, had a franchise fold under him and moved continents during a pandemic. There has been no shortage of learnings along the way.

CALGARY — The women's playoffs are set at the Players' Championship, while the men will have to wait another day to decide the top six moving on. Reigning Canadian champion Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man.