National Sports

TAMPA, Fla. — On a Florida road trip against two streaking teams, the Ottawa Senators have been no pushovers at all.

MONTREAL — A high-intensity hockey game between the Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens took a turn for the worse in the third period when Andrew Shaw left the game with an injury.

NASHVILLE — Facing a tired team, the Nashville Predators jumped on Winnipeg early.

NEW YORK — Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors won their ninth straight and 16th of 17, 116-102 over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry will miss at least another week because of his troublesome right ankle, which he re-injured last Thursday against San Antonio. The Warriors said Tuesday their two-time MVP would be re-evaluated in a week.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Joar Ulsom said a few words in English but used his native Norwegian to heap praise on his dog team Tuesday as he arrived at the second-to-last checkpoint in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Canada's Milos Raonic advanced to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, beating Joao Sousa of Portugal 7-5, 4-6, 6-2.

TORONTO — While the Raptors are well past the draft lottery stage, MLSE's Shane Talbot was keeping a close eye on bouncing ping-pong balls Tuesday.

TORONTO — David Johnston is now part of a select group of former Canadian governors general honoured at the highest levels of sport.

TORONTO — BMO Field, forced into action in February because of the CONCACAF Champions league, is getting a new grass surface this summer. And the plan is to lay a new surface at the end of the year from now on.