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Powering down the homestretch and with the finish line in sight, Brian McKeever pulled to the outside of American Jake Adicoff and sailed past. He glanced once over his left shoulder to ensure he was safely in the lead.

Being able to quickly change travel plans is an underrated skill for professional golfers. Aaron Cockerill has put that to the test this week. Cockerill, from Stony Mountain, Man.

BEIJING — Natalie Wilkie of Salmon Arm, B.C. and Brian McKeever Canmore Alta.

CALGARY — Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe. Those are now the only two names ahead of Alex Ovechkin on the NHL's all-time goals list.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs feel like a game's never out of reach. With the offensive firepower hopping over the boards shift after shift, it's easy to see why. They would also prefer not having to rely on late heroics to get the job done.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele used his creativity to score once and set up three others to lead Winnipeg to a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Curling fans at the Enmax Centre may want to keep a copy of this year's Brier program as a souvenir. It'll likely be the last national playdowns for most of the top teams as they're currently constructed.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tim Stutzle and Josh Norris each scored a power-play goal, sparking the Ottawa Senators to a 4-1 victory Tuesday over the St. Louis Blues. St. Louis native Brady Tkachuk and Alex Formenton also scored for the Senators.

MUNICH — Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann says it's "looking good" that Canadian star Alphonso Davies will be back for next month's Champions League quarterfinals.

SAN CRISTÓBAL, Dominican Republic — Canada survived dreadful conditions Tuesday to defeat nine-woman Panama 1-0 in quarterfinal play at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship and move within one win of qualifying for the FIFA U-20 Women's World C