National Sports

Friday's Games NHL Winnipeg 4 Detroit 3 N.Y. Rangers 3 Calgary 1 Ottawa 5 Vegas 4 Nashville 4 Vancouver 3 (OT) Montreal 6 N.Y.

REGINA — Mike McEwen beat Jason Gunnlaugson 4-3 in 11 ends in the Tim Hortons Brier wild-card game Friday night to earn a spot in the main competition of the Canadian men's curling championship, The wild-card game, which features the two highest-rank

LAS VEGAS — Rugby Sevens world series leaders South Africa posted two victories Friday on the opening day of the USA Sevens — including one over Canada — while second-place New Zealand split their two matches.

WINNIPEG — Patrik Laine's accurate shooting has caught the attention of his opponents in the NHL, but it's actually the 19-year-old's feet that are capturing the attention of his teammates on the Winnipeg Jets.

WASHINGTON — These days it doesn't seem to matter who is on the floor for the Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors. DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points, reserve CJ Miles added 20 and the Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 102-95 on Friday night.

NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty left during the third period of Friday night's 6-3 win over the New York Islanders with a lower-body injury.

NEW YORK — The Islanders are stumbling hard at the wrong time of the season for a team with eyes on a post-season berth.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Chicken noodle or tomato? J.R. Smith didn't serve up any explanation.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Shortly before he walked outside Friday at Navy's Memorial Stadium, Mike Babcock said: "Hang on to your hat.

ALGARVE, Portugal — Christine Sinclair's 170th international goal gave Canada a 1-0 win over Russia on Friday at the Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament.