National Sports

VANCOUVER — Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood continues to bedevil the Vancouver Canucks.

MONTREAL — The UQTR Patriotes have captured their first national men's soccer title.

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Brad Jacobs defended his Tour Challenge championship by beating Brad Gushue 6-4 on Sunday for his fifth Grand Slam title. Jacobs, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

MONTREAL — So much for Trevor Harris being rusty. Harris threw for 421 yards and a TD as the Edmonton Eskimos held on for an entertaining 37-29 East Division semifinal win over the Montreal Alouettes on Sunday afternoon.

MONTREAL — Kim Boutin has the image of a small cartoon tortoise on her skate strap, an odd icon for one of the fastest speedskaters in the world. But it serves a purpose and seems to be working.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele decided the best move was for him to shoot the puck instead of passing it. He made the right choice.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Emily Clark capped a hat trick with a short-handed goal late in the third period, and Canada beat the United States 5-3 on Sunday to sweep the two-game series between women's hockey rivals.

SEATTLE — Jozy Altidore, sidelined earlier in the playoffs by a quad strain, was on the Toronto FC bench for the start of Sunday's MLS Cup final against the Seattle Sounders.

YONGCHUAN, China — Christine Sinclair scored her 183rd international goal, inching closer to setting a new record, to help Canada defeat New Zealand 3-0 on Sunday in the finale of its international soccer season.

CALGARY — Scoring game-winning goals is starting to become a habit for David Perron. Perron's goal at 2:46 of overtime on Saturday night, his fifth deciding goal of the season, earned the St.