National Sports

MELBOURNE, Australia — As Naomi Osaka strode through the Champion's Walk leading to the court for the Australian Open final — headphones on her ears, racket bag strapped to her back — she reached out her left hand to tap a panel marked with her name

FAYENCE, France — Canadian Michael Woods won the second stage of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var on Saturday, moving into the overall lead of the three-day race.

VANCOUVER — For Winnipeg Jets goalie Laurent Brossoit, playing in Vancouver's special, even with no fans in the stands. He earned his second career shutout in the city on Friday night as the Jets blanked the Canucks 2-0.

MINNEAPOLIS — Norman Powell and the Toronto Raptors used one final push to slip by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Powell scored a season-high 31 points and the Raptors topped the Timberwolves 86-81 on Friday night, closing the game with an 11-0 run.

CALGARY — The Edmonton Oilers relied on defence instead of their scoring stars to beat the host Calgary Flames 2-1 on Friday.

CALGARY — Kerri Einarson picked up where she left off at the Canadian women's curling championship.

Rafael Harvey-Pinard struck twice as the Laval Rocket beat the Belleville Senators 5-2 on Friday in American Hockey League play.

WINNIPEG — Bobby Lynch scored the go-ahead goal 4:54 into the third period, and the Manitoba Moose rode another strong performance from goaltender Mikhail Berdin for a 2-1 win over the Toronto Marlies on Friday in American Hockey League play.

In the wake of Canada's 1-0 loss to the U.S. in the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday night, an American commentator suggested the Canadian post-game locker-room would be all smiles.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American quarterback Luke Falk on Friday. The six-foot-four, 215-pound Falk spent two seasons in the NFL. He appeared in three games, two as a starter, for the New York Jets in 2019.