National Sports

New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin is taking a leave of absence from the team after a Russian tabloid printed allegations from a former coach that he attacked a woman in Latvia almost a decade ago, which he denies.

VANCOUVER — Pierre-Luc Dubois was quick to make an impact in his return to the Winnipeg Jets lineup.

CALGARY — A Chelsea Carey seven-degrees-of-separation chart might come close to connecting the skip to every curler at the Canadian women's curling championship. The two-time national champion has played with a plethora of teammates in recent years.

TAMPA, Fla. — Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet each had 23 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-103 for their fourth straight victory Sunday night.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators continue to frustrate the Montreal Canadiens, whose season has now taken a turn for the worse.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Canada left it late but got the job done Sunday at the SheBelieves Cup. Substitute Sarah Stratigakis scored in stoppage time to lift Canada to a 1-0 win over a stubborn Argentina side at the women's soccer tournament.

LOS ANGELES — Winning at Riviera was always a dream for Max Homa since he first attended the PGA Tour event as a toddler. He never could have scripted a finish like Sunday at the Genesis Invitational.

CALGARY — Toronto Marlies forwards Tyler Gaudet and Hudson Elynuik each scored a goal and an assist in a 7-1 demolishing of the Stockton Heat in Calgary Sunday afternoon.

BLAUSASC, France — Canadian rider Michael Woods finished runner-up at the three-day Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var on Sunday. Gianluca Brambilla's 13-second stage win moved the Italian atop the podium.

Canada's women's water polo team has been drawn into a pool with Australia, South Africa, Netherlands and Spain for the Tokyo Olympics. World No. 6 Canada will be making its third Olympic appearance in Tokyo.