National Sports

SUNRISE, Fla. — Backup goalie Chris Driedger stopped 33 shots, Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthers broke their eight-game home losing streak Saturday with a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

OTTAWA — Dalhousie Tigers head coach Rick Plato is excited his team gets to play for its first national title on Sunday, but in order to win it'll have to top one of the most storied teams in U Sports history.

TORONTO — Nigerian rookie Ifunanyachi Achara had a dream MLS debut Saturday, scoring the late winner to give Toronto FC a 1-0 victory over Eastern Conference rival New York City FC.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Chris Tierney scored 35 seconds into overtime against his former team after missing an earlier chance on a penalty shot, and the Ottawa Senators earned their fourth win in five games by beating the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Saturday.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Team Alberta is forcing teams to be aggressive at the Tim Hortons Brier with its remarkably steady play and consistent shotmaking.

CALAIS, France — Despite playing with a numerical advantage for most of the second half, Canada had to settle for a 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on Saturday at the Tournoi de France.

VANCOUVER — Canada looked to be in the driver's seat, but took no chances, pounding Wales 29-7 Saturday to finish unbeaten in Saturday's opening day of the HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby tournament.

MIAMI — The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are all weighing plans to restrict access to locker rooms as a precaution to protect players from exposure to the coronavirus, as concern over the situation continued escalating Satu

A women's world hockey championship has been wiped out by disease for a second time, with host Canada the loser of this year's tournament.

FRISCO, Texas — Ricardo Pepi scored a stoppage-time goal to help FC Dallas tie the Montreal Impact 2-2 Saturday.