National Sports

BRASILIA, Brazil — Canada exited the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Friday, beaten 1-0 by New Zealand for a third straight opening-round loss at the tournament.

LAVAL, Que. — Alex Belzile was the lone scorer in the shootout as the Laval Rocket downed the Hartford Wolf Pack 2-1 on Friday in American Hockey League action.

OTTAWA — The smile on Khari Jones's face said it all. The Montreal Alouettes head coach had just watched his team earn a 42-32 win over the Ottawa Redblacks to wrap up the regular season with a winning record for the first time since 2012.

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry will miss at least three months for the ailing Warriors because of a broken left hand that required surgery, the toughest blow yet early in an already difficult season for struggling Golden State following five straight

PARIS — Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov continued his impressive run at the Paris Masters with a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal win over France's Gael Monfils on Friday.

VANCOUVER — Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell knows that his Calgary Stampeders need to win "no matter what" this weekend.

CALGARY — Cavalry FC may be the pursuer in the Canadian Premier League championship, but the Calgary soccer club remains confident in its bid to claim league's inaugural title at their home pitch.

Toronto FC will be playing before a full house at next week's MLS Cup in Seattle. The Seattle Sounders, Toronto's opposition, said the Nov. 10 game at CenturyLink Field is a sellout, with more than 69,000 expected.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Former big league players Ken Harrelson and Mike Shannon are among the eight finalists for the Ford Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting, presented annually by the Hall of Fame.

Michael Saunders was convinced his playing days were over after he was released by the Colorado Rockies during spring training last March.