National Sports

HAMILTON — Lirim Hajrullahu and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats protected their home turf Saturday night.

BOSTON — It took a while for players from the Boston Bruins and Ottawa to regain their focus after a scary injury to Senators' forward Scott Sabourin.

PHILADELPHIA — As the shootout rounds kept passing and the options became limited, the mind of Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock started to wander.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Calgary's Sean Monahan ended a personal 13-game scoreless streak with a goal that proved to be the winner.

REGINA — Whether he’s healthy or not, Cody Fajardo says he’ll be ready for the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ next game.

CALGARY — Hamilton Forge FC shut down the highest-scoring team in the Canadian Premier League to claim the inaugural championship.

DUBLIN — The Canadian women's field hockey team has put themselves in a win-and-you're-in situation. Canada and Ireland played to a 0-0 tie on Saturday in the opening match of a two-game aggregate with a spot in the 2020 Olympic Games on the line.

PITTSBURGH — Goaltender Mike Smith and forward Leon Draisaitl stole the spotlight for the Edmonton Oilers in a game that featured NHL superstars Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid.

Manchester City left it late to win. Liverpool left it even later. The two teams leading the English Premier League each staged late comebacks to win 2-1 against unfavoured opponents on Saturday.

PARIS — Denis Shapovalov was gifted a spot in his first Masters 1000 final on Saturday when opponent Rafael Nadal withdrew with an abdominal injury before their semifinal match at the Paris Masters.