National Sports

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.

CALGARY — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the Calgary Flames' financial situation "continues to deteriorate" as the team continues to operate out of the aging Scotiabank Saddledome. "This building, in its time, was a work of art.

CALGARY — A lawsuit by NHL linesman Don Henderson against former Calgary Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman has been set aside by a judge to be handled by an arbitrator within the league. The $10.

Toronto FC knows the Columbus Crew will have revenge on their minds when the two clubs hit the pitch on Saturday afternoon at BMO Field.

VANCOUVER — Last year the Vancouver Whitecaps were good enough to advance to the Major League Soccer Western Conference semifinal.

Montreal Impact defender Zakaria Diallo has a torn Achilles tendon and will be out five-to-six months. Coach Remi Garde confirmed the injury Friday and said Diallo will need surgery. Diallo was injured during practice Tuesday.

TORONTO — DAZN Canada has signed a three-year agreement with Major League Soccer to stream its regular-season games in Canada.

Thursday's Games NHL Nashville 4 Edmonton 2 Carolina 4 Philadelphia 1 Boston 8 Pittsburgh 4 Florida 3 New Jersey 2 Tampa Bay 5 Dallas 4 (OT) Arizona 5 Minnesota 3 San Jose 7 Chicago 2 Los Angeles 5 Columbus 2 --- NBA L.A.

EDMONTON — Viktor Arvidsson scored a pair of goals as the Nashville Predators came from behind to record a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.