National Sports

EDMONTON — Secondary scoring carried the Pittsburgh Penguins to a fourth straight win on Friday. Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and Jared McCann scored the eventual winner as the Penguins emerged with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

ATLANTA — Charlie Culberson watched in wonder as Chris Corning flipped four times off a 5-meter jump to stick a perfect landing and make a bit of snowboarding history in a Big Air competition.

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet's return to action was a welcome sight for the injury-challenged Toronto Raptors on Friday.

NEW YORK — The Toronto Maple Leafs are beginning to show that they can be an elite team in the Eastern Conference.

Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as “The Last American Hero” by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88.

BOSTON — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill has won the Tony Conigliaro Award. The honour goes to a major leaguer “who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and courage that were the trademarks of Tony C.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors say guard Fred VanVleet will be in the starting lineup for their game tonight against the visiting Washington Wizards. VanVleet missed the last five games with a knee contusion.

CALGARY — Ivanie Blondin is in a good place. She wants to stay there. With the help of some four-legged friends, the devastation the speedskater felt after 2018 Winter Olympics is shrinking in her rearview mirror.

Dale Hunter holds his cards close to the vest whenever he's forced into the spotlight.

WASHINGTON — Hand gestures flashed by West Point cadets and Naval Academy midshipmen during the televised Army-Navy football game were not racist signals, military investigations have concluded.