National Sports

WASHINGTON — LeBron James made a statement with his shoes.

IGLS, Austria — Justin Kripps piloted his Canadian four-man bobsled to the silver medal on Sunday at the final World Cup before the holiday break. Kripps, of Summerland, B.C., and his newly-formed crew of Alex Kopacz of London, Ont.

After his barren run in the Premier League, it's two goals in two games for Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku. What he's yet to rediscover is the joy of scoring.

MONTREAL — His netminding skills may not rival those of the Montreal Canadiens' Carey Price, but Jacques Gravel has saved many a hockey game.

CALGARY — Pekka Rinne didn't want to take all the credit after stopping all 32 shots he faced on Saturday.

Saturday's Games NFL Detroit 20 Chicago 10 Kansas City 30 L.A. Chargers 13 --- NHL Edmonton 3 Minnesota 2 St. Louis 2 Winnipeg 0 Ottawa 3 Montreal 0 Nashville 2 Calgary 0 N.Y. Rangers 3 Boston 2 (OT) N.Y.

LAVAL, Que. — Billy Joe Saunders of Britain toyed with frustrated David Lemieux in his hometown for a one-sided victory to retain his World Boxing Organization middleweight title on Saturday night.

WINNIPEG — Rafael dos Anjos limped up to the stage and had a line of blood trickling down his neck. And he was the winner.

OTTAWA — The experience was a memorable one for the Montreal Canadiens even if the outcome was lousy. The Canadiens fell 3-0 to the Senators on Saturday in the NHL 100 Classic outdoor game at TD Place in Ottawa.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators needed a big effort from their top players on Saturday and they received it.