National Sports

MINNEAPOLIS — Norman Powell and the Toronto Raptors used one final push to slip by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Powell scored a season-high 31 points and the Raptors topped the Timberwolves 86-81 on Friday night, closing the game with an 11-0 run.

CALGARY — The Edmonton Oilers relied on defence instead of their scoring stars to beat the host Calgary Flames 2-1 on Friday.

CALGARY — Kerri Einarson picked up where she left off at the Canadian women's curling championship.

Rafael Harvey-Pinard struck twice as the Laval Rocket beat the Belleville Senators 5-2 on Friday in American Hockey League play.

WINNIPEG — Bobby Lynch scored the go-ahead goal 4:54 into the third period, and the Manitoba Moose rode another strong performance from goaltender Mikhail Berdin for a 2-1 win over the Toronto Marlies on Friday in American Hockey League play.

In the wake of Canada's 1-0 loss to the U.S. in the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday night, an American commentator suggested the Canadian post-game locker-room would be all smiles.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American quarterback Luke Falk on Friday. The six-foot-four, 215-pound Falk spent two seasons in the NFL. He appeared in three games, two as a starter, for the New York Jets in 2019.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — The Canadian men's water polo team will not qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Canada lost 17-9 to Russia in quarterfinal action at an Olympic qualifying tournament on Friday.

Brendan Gallagher said earlier this month he "really couldn't care less" what the Maple Leafs are doing. And that could very well be true.

One of the main carrots for the winning team at the Canadian women's curling championship is not guaranteed this year. Normally the Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion represents Canada on the world stage later in the season.