National Sports

NEW YORK — Former pro tennis star James Blake testified on Tuesday that a plainclothes police officer never identified himself before throwing him to the ground and handcuffing him outside in 2015 outside his Manhattan hotel. "He never said 'NYPD.

MONTREAL — Jozy Altidore is looking like a prophet. On Aug. 26, the Toronto FC striker mused that it would be "beautiful" to knock the rival Impact out of the Major League Soccer playoffs. The next day, TFC beat them 3-1 in Montreal.

Toronto running back James Wilder Jr., Calgary linebacker Alex Singleton and Ottawa receiver Diontae Spencer are the CFL's top performers for Week 13.

JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius faces another legal challenge when South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal convenes Nov. 3 to hear arguments by state prosecutors that the former track star and convicted murderer should get more jail time.

Monday's Games NHL Pre-season New Jersey 4 Washington 1 Carolina 3 Buffalo 2 (OT) Boston 3 Montreal 2 N.Y. Rangers 1 N.Y.

Monday's Games NHL Pre-season New Jersey 4 Washington 1 Carolina 3 Buffalo 2 (OT) Boston 3 Montreal 2 N.Y. Rangers 1 N.Y.

CALGARY — New Flames starting goaltender Mike Smith won't be losing sleep over his less than ideal start to the pre-season.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — So far, so good for Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions. Eli Manning and the New York Giants are heading in the opposite direction.

EDMONTON — Mark Letestu is hoping his pre-season start is a sign of things to come. Letestu scored a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-2 in a split-squad pre-season game on Monday.

WINNIPEG — Ryan Malone found a good way to get noticed in his come-back attempt with the Minnesota Wild.