National Sports

Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd makes her Professional Fighters League debut on Wednesday when she takes on American Kaitlin (The Striking Viking) Young on the promotion's high-profile final card of the season. The 38-year-old from Port Moody, B.C.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts are now McLeod Bethel-Thompson's team.

MONTREAL — After a heartbreaking tie in Toronto on Saturday, CF Montréal's players are no doubt concerned about their team's poor position in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference.

Toronto FC has gone 5-9-6 since first-year coach Chris Armas was fired July 4 after a disastrous 7-1 loss to D.C. United. And while there have been improvements, the man who succeeded Armas is candid about where the 6-17-8 team is today.

CHICAGO — Stan Bowman has resigned as general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks following the release of the findings of an investigation into allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The Montreal Alouettes swept the performer of the week awards for Week 12 of the CFL season, with running back William Stanback taking top honours.

LIVERPOOL, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA — Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay, Ont., scored back-to-back deuces in the fifth and sixth ends in a 7-5 win over Jestyn Murphy of Mississauga, Ont., on Monday in the first draw of Canada's Olympic curling pre-trials.

NEW YORK — Andrew Mangiapane scored twice and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 5-1 on Monday night for their third straight win.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Frederik Andersen made 24 saves against his former team and the unbeaten Carolina Hurricanes matched the best five-game start in franchise history by defeating the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Monday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Brian Johnson kicked a 33-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining in his NFL debut, and the New Orleans Saints capitalized on a series of Seattle mistakes for a 13-10 win over the Seahawks on Monday night.