National Sports

OTTAWA — Defenceman Thomas Chabot will reach a major milestone Saturday night when he suits up for his 500th NHL game with the Ottawa Senators. The journey to this moment has required patience, growth and an unwavering belief in the team.

DUNEDIN — Andrés Giménez hit a three-run homer, José Berríos pitched five-plus solid innings and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for an 11-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in spring-training action Friday.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers lost both a game and another superstar Thursday, falling 4-3 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets after Connor McDavid left with a lower-body injury.

MIAMI — Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the Miami Open while fellow Canadian Victoria Mboko narrowly missed pulling off a major upset.

SAINT MORITZ — Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury won his fourth consecutive dual moguls title at the world championships Friday. Kingsbury's final run was essentially a victory lap for the 32-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que.

Canadian kickboxer Jonathan Di Bella looks to take a step closer to regaining his One Championship's strawweight world title Sunday when he takes Thailand's Sam-A Gaiyanghadao at One 172 in Saitama, Japan.

CF Montreal is still searching for its first win four games into the Major League Soccer season. For that to happen, head coach Laurent Courtois’s squad needs to start scoring.

Taylor Perry has been named to Canada's team for the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, returning to the rugby sevens squad for the first time since winning silver at last summer's Paris Olympics.

WINDHOEK — For the second time this week, Canada's T20 cricket match against Namibia was abandoned without a ball bowled Friday because of inclement weather. Tuesday's series opener was also called off.

NANJING — Sarah Mitton successfully defended her title, winning Canada’s first gold medal at the world indoor track and field championships Friday with a 20.48-metre throw in the women’s shot put. Jessica Schilder, of the Netherlands, won silver (20.