National Sports

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Kyle Higashioka is not Gerrit Cole's personal catcher but they will be paired together a lot.

MONTREAL — Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell took the blame for Toronto's 4-2 loss to Montreal on Monday night. There was plenty of it to go around.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk said he might start a bet to see how long Senators teammate Connor Brown could extend his franchise-record goal-scoring streak.

CALGARY — The four positive COVID-19 tests that interrupted the men's world curling championship are considered "false positives" from potentially contaminated samples, according to the World Curling Federation.

WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti had two goals and an assist and Nathan Todd added three helpers as the Manitoba Moose downed the Belleville Senators 5-1 on Monday in American Hockey League action. C.J.

CALGARY — Curling's Humpty's Champions Cup in Calgary has been pushed back a day. The first of two Grand Slams was scheduled to open Wednesday morning, but Rogers Sportsnet announced Monday the first draw is now Thursday at noon MT.

MINNEAPOLIS — In the raw aftermath of another killing of a Black man by police in Minnesota, there was no place for pro sports in the Twin Cities on Monday.

General managers worked into the wee hours ahead of the NHL's trade deadline. Deals started flying left and right — six in all — after 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, and didn't stop until well after midnight.

Nick Foligno is leaving his family back in Columbus to join Toronto and will have to isolate for seven days before getting on the ice for the Maple Leafs. He will miss at least five games.

VANCOUVER — For forward Tanner Pearson, the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping through the Vancouver Canucks hit home as his teammates' loved ones began to fall ill.