National Sports

Dane Dobbie has prepared to defend the Calgary Roughnecks' championship by playing even more lacrosse.

TORONTO — Don't tell Pascal Siakam when he has a good game. He doesn't want to hear it.

CARDIFF, Wales — A pair of Canadians will suit up for the famed Barbarians in a rugby doubleheader against Wales on Saturday at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

MALELANE, South Africa — Golfers were allowed to wear shorts during a European Tour event for the first time on Thursday because of sweltering temperatures.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters apologized to his team and general manager in a letter Wednesday night, some 48 hours after a former player alleged he directed racist comments at him when both were in the minors 10 years ago.

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Ski racer Manuel Osborne-Paradis is patient with his reconstructed leg because science tells him he must be. A year and a week after his catastrophic crash in Lake Louise, Alta.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks entered Wednesday night as the NHL’s hottest team until they were stopped cold by teenager David Gustafsson and the Winnipeg Jets.

Wednesday's Games NHL St. Louis 4, Tampa Bay 3 N.Y.

Wednesday's Games NHL St. Louis 4, Tampa Bay 3 N.Y.

DENVER — Solid early play combined with one exceptional period carried the Colorado Avalanche past Edmonton.