National Sports

SUDBURY, Ont. — The Pittsburgh Penguins went "old school" on Sunday, getting three goals from Evgeni Malkin and two from Sidney Crosby to defeat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 in an NHL pre-season contest at Sudbury Community Arena.

REGINA — Tye Spencer scored at 4:16 of overtime to lift the Regina Pats to a 4-3 win over the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors in Western Hockey League action on Sunday at the Brandt Centre.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Kevin He scored twice and Andrei Loshko had a goal and two assists as the visiting Niagara IceDogs defeated the Kingston Frontenacs 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday.

MONCTON, N.B. — Amelio Santini scored the game's first goal and assisted on the last one as the visiting Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Moncton Wildcats 4-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

CALGARY — Mike McEwen has won curling's PointsBet Invitational men's championship with an 8-3 win over Brad Gushue on Sunday.

TORONTO — A disappointing season was capped with one final blow Sunday as the Toronto Blue Jays dropped a 3-1 decision to the Miami Marlins.

UTICA — Canada and the United States split the box lacrosse world titles on Sunday, with the Canadians winning their sixth title 13-7 over the Americans and the U.S. beating Canada 10-7 in the inaugural women's gold-medal game.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed forward Andrew Basha to a three-year entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Sunday. The deal has an average annual value of US$897,500 at the NHL level.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Vilmer Alriksson to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Sunday The 19-year-old from Stockholm, Sweden, had 17 goals and 16 assists in 67 games with the Ontario Hockey League

NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj US$3,385.42 for unsportsmanlike conduct against Toronto forward Cédric Paré during a pre-season game Saturday in Montreal.