National Sports

OSTEND, Belgium — Kia Nurse had 19 points to lead Canada past Japan 70-68 on Sunday at a women's basketball Olympic qualifying tournament.

VANCOUVER — Centre back Ranko Veselinovic was acquired by the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday, using allocation money for a one-year loan, with an option to purchase. Vancouver gets Veselinovic from Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina.

MONTPELLIER, France — Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil lost to top-seeded Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the Open Sud de France on Sunday. Pospisil had hoped to win his first ATP Tour trophy in his second final.

NEW YORK — Gabriela DeBues-Stafford continued her attack on the Canadian record books on Saturday. The 24-year-old from Toronto sliced more than five seconds off her own Canadian indoor mile record to finish fourth at the Millrose Games.

SHEFFIELD, England — Sheffield United beat Bournemouth 2-1 in Sunday's only English Premier League game after Manchester City's match with West Ham was called off due to a storm.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Toronto's Nam Nguyen climbed three spots with a strong free skate Sunday to place sixth in the men's event to conclude the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition. Canada finished the event with two medals.

VANCOUVER — It was a game that could have been over barely after it started.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Megan Bozek provided a perfect ending to the Rivalry Series for the United States. The defenceman's power-play goal 42 seconds into overtime gave the U.S.

MONTREAL — The Maple Leafs’ offence completely fizzled out in the third period, leaving the door wide open for a Canadiens comeback.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have learned to expect the unexpected, to win with the healthy bodies they have, and not to lament the players who are missing. And so win No.