National Sports

REGINA — Derek King has made hockey ice in enough football and baseball stadiums to know he can't beat Mother Nature. He has to work with her.

Bianca Andreescu has grown accustomed to competing against players she grew up idolizing after facing — and beating — so many of them during her breakout season on the WTA Tour this year.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier sit second after the short dance at Skate Canada. Toronto's Gilles and Poirier, from Unionville, Ont., scored 82.58 points and narrowly trail Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue (83.

Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat says his team simply wasn't good enough to steal a win from the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Reigning world champion Silvana Tirinzoni will carry a perfect record into the playoffs at the first Grand Slam of Curling event of the season.

WASHINGTON — The World Series finally showed up back in Washington, 86 years later — and, sparked by José Altuve, the Houston Astros finally showed up in this World Series.

Friday's Games MLB Post-season World Series Houston 4 Washington 1 (Washington leads series 2-1) --- CFL Winnipeg 29 Calgary 28 --- NHL Colorado 6 Vegas 1 Toronto 4 San Jose 1 Arizona 5 New Jersey 3 N.Y.

WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros wasn't really surprised by the way his debut with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ended.

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — It took a stewards inquiry for Tall Dark Stranger and driver Yannick Gingras to gain partial redemption Friday night. Tall Dark Stranger was awarded the victory in the $786,000 Two-Year-Old Colt Pace.

OTTAWA — There was plenty of frustration following the Ottawa Senators' 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders Friday night. Ottawa was looking to win back-to-back games for the first time this season, but failed to put in a 60-minute effort.