National Sports

Toronto's Dwane Casey has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference coach of the month for December.

TORONTO — Defence, slow starts and injuries are some of issues that have challenged the Toronto Maple Leafs in their quest to become an elite team.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats sent quarterback Zach Collaros to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Wednesday for a second-round draft choice, shedding salary and adding to their stockpile of draft picks.

CALGARY — Justine is the visionary with a "follow me" battle cry. Chloe is the empathetic one who follows her heart. Maxime, the responsible eldest sibling, is the analyzer of details.

BRISBANE, Australia — Big-serving Milos Raonic has dropped his second-round match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Australia. The fourth-seeded resident of Thornhill, Ont.

VANCOUVER — Ryan Miller acknowledged an ovation from the crowd marking his return to Rogers Arena with a wave moments before Tuesday's opening faceoff.

DENVER — Erik Johnson's stumble in overtime nearly led to the winning goal for Winnipeg, but his goaltender bailed him out. Given another opportunity, Johnson didn't stumble again. The Avalanche defenceman scored on a breakaway with 9.

EDMONTON — Patrick Maroon's major penalty late in the second period proved to be a costly one for the Edmonton Oilers.

Tuesday's Games World Junior Hockey Championship At Buffalo N.Y.

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — Reid Carruthers and Jill Officer are off to a solid start at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials.