National Sports

MIAMI (AP) — A scuffle inspired Toronto, and the Raptors' response forced the Miami Heat to work a little harder to secure their first win of the season.

NORWOOD, Mass. — Ilia Malinin wasn't sure whether he would unveil his quad axel, the hardest jump in figure skating that only he had landed in competition, after a fourth-place short program left him playing catchup at Skate America.

MONTREAL — Sitting next to his hat-trick puck in a country music-filled visitors' locker room, Joe Pavelski explained that scoring three times at the Bell Centre was pretty unique. “It's a fun place to play, it's a great city,” Pavelski said.

HAMILTON — The Peterborough Petes scored the first two goals of the game and then hung on for a wild 5-2 Ontario Hockey League victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday. Jack Van Volsen, J.R.

GATINEAU, Que. — The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada managed to get their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League record back to two games over .500 on Saturday, but more importantly it's who they did it against.

MONTREAL — A single point following a missed field goal was enough to give the Toronto Argonauts a 24-23 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday in CFL action at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.

RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy had two eagles that made his score look better than it felt Saturday. All that mattered was a one-shot lead at the CJ Cup in South Carolina, putting him in position for his third win of the year.

OTTAWA — Home has been pretty sweet for the Ottawa Senators early in this NHL season. After starting the campaign with two road losses, the Senators have won three straight home games while scoring 18 goals in the process.

EDMONTON — The St Louis Blues remain the only perfect team in the NHL, even if it remains a small sample size with just three games under their collective belt.

ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Jean-Michel Menard led Canada to a third consecutive gold medal at the world mixed curling championship on Saturday.