National Sports

Thursday's Games NHL Calgary 6 Nashville 5 (OT) Montreal 5 Vegas 4 (OT) --- NBA Miami 106 Atlanta 97 New Orleans 122 Denver 107 L.A. Clippers 103 San Antonio 97 --- NFL San Francisco 28 Arizona 25 --- The Canadian Press

NASHVILLE — Matthew Tkachuk didn't think a comeback win was possible after Calgary's terrible start. Then, he scored a pair of improbable goals for a come-from-behind win.

TORONTO — Ice dance champion Kaitlyn Weaver and former hockey player Sheldon Kennedy have won the new season of CBC's skating competition "Battle of the Blades.

PARIS — Canada's Denis Shapovalov has recorded his second upset victory in as many days at the Paris Masters. The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in the round of 16 on Thursday.

TORONTO — It took leaving the NFL for Rob Gronkowski to truly understand his own body. The tight end stunned football fans when he announced his retirement from the New England Patriots in March at the age of 29.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks are getting set to suit up one more time before closing out the most disappointing season in franchise history.

MONTREAL — A recent admission from the office of the mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla. has put a big smile on the face of the man trying to bring a Major League Baseball team back to Montreal.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Roughriders star quarterback Cody Fajardo is questionable for Saturday's key season finale after pulling a muscle in his back at practice on Wednesday.

TORONTO — When Olivia Howe got into hockey two decades ago, she didn't imagine she'd still be around the game in 2019.

Winning the gold medal in ice dancing at Skate Canada wasn't just a confidence boost for Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, it was a way of changing how the skating world perceives them.