National Sports

BOISBRIAND, Que. — Miguël Tourigny scored twice and added an assist as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada sailed past the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6-2 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

PHOENIX — Canadian women's basketball star Kia Nurse will miss Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals with a right knee injury.

LAS VEGAS — Sung Kang found the missing piece to his game and put everything together Thursday in the Shriners Children's Open for a 10-under 61 that gave him a two-shot lead after the first round.

HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers Jr. was terrific. Yordan Alvarez delivered, and Jose Altuve scored on a nifty slide. The Houston Astros sure love October.

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — Jin Young Ko put a tough loss behind her quickly and ran off six birdies over a seven-hole stretch on the back nine for an 8-under 63 on Thursday to build a three-shot lead in the Cognizant Founders Cup.

NEW YORK — Calgary Flames winger Blake Coleman has been suspended for a pre-season game and a regular-season game for boarding Wednesday in Winnipeg.

LONDON (AP) — Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund completed a buyout of Premier League club Newcastle on Thursday, giving hope to fans dreaming of a first title in almost a century but concerning human rights activists that the kingdom had gained a

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal magistrate judge in Nevada has sided with Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers against a woman who sued for more than the $375,000 in hush money she received in 2010 after saying the international soccer star raped her in Las Vegas.

A decision to travel to more events this season has paid immediate dividends for Yellowknife skip Kerry Galusha and her curling team.

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price voluntarily entered the NHL and NHL Players' Association's joint assistance program on Thursday, and his decision was supported by family, former teammates and others in the NHL.