National Sports

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Craig Anderson showed he’s still capable of making numerous clutch saves. The Buffalo Sabres' 41-year-old goalie also isn’t bad at cracking a few jokes between periods, either.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe wanted a response. The Maple Leafs head coach got exactly that in his team's home opener thanks to a familiar face — and a couple new ones.

SAN DIEGO — Canada's Bianca Andreescu lost 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 to sixth-seeded Coco Gauff in the second round of the San Diego Open on Thursday. Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont.

TORONTO — Canadian youth international wing Kobe Faust has re-signed with the Toronto Arrows for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 20-year-old has spent three seasons with the Arrows but was hampered by injury last year.

TORONTO — Cavalry FC’s Marco Carducci, Atletico Ottawa’s Nathan Ingham and Pacific FC’s Callum Irving are the nominees for the Canadian Premier League's Golden Glove award, honouring the best goalkeeper during the 2022 regular season.

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson is expected to miss eight weeks due to an abdominal muscle strain, according to the team. The announcement came following the results of an MRI Matheson underwent on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — Defenceman Kevin Bieksa will sign a one-day contract with the Vancouver Canucks to mark his retirement from the NHL on Nov. 3, the team announced on Thursday.

A former Supreme Court justice recommended wholesale change at Hockey Canada a day before the embattled sports organization's CEO and board resigned on Tuesday.

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Canada's Dylan Bibic won the men's scratch race at the world track cycling championship Thursday. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.

FLORENCE, Italy — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the quarterfinals at the Firenze Open after topping Germany's Oscar Otte 6-4, 6(2)-7, 6-2 in the round of 16.