National Sports

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Canadians coaching curling teams from other countries is a common sight at tournaments, but Clancy Grandy recruited a Swedish heavyweight for the national women's championships.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators know they let two points slip away from them. Andreas Athanasiou capped the Chicago Blackhawks' comeback with the game-winning goal 2:52 into overtime to defeat the Senators 4-3 Friday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari in a three-team trade, the club announced Friday night.

ATLANTA — Trailing 17-0, the Toronto Arrows scored 10 late points but could not catch Rugby ATL and lost their Major League Rugby season opener 17-10 Friday.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The curling kids are coming. The offspring of some of the biggest names in Canadian curling have landed on the national stage, starting with Kelly Middaugh making her Scotties Tournament of Hearts debut Friday in Kamloops, B.C.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Homa in the lead at his hometown PGA Tour event used to give him chills. Now he's playing so well it almost feels normal.

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — It's becoming quite an Elite Series debut for Canadian Cooper Gallant. The 25-year-old from Bowmanville, Ont., will advance to the second round of his first-ever Elite Series event on Florida's Lake Okeechobee.

VANCOUVER — Yohei Takaoka admits he's feeling some pressure as he makes the jump to Major League Soccer. Being a trailblazer is a weighty feat, after all.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Montreal judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard fought to a gold medal in the under-63-kilogram category on Friday at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks signed Canadian defensive back Hakeem Johnson on Friday. Johnson, 28, of Brampton, Ont., had seven tackles in 16 regular-season games last year with B.C.