National Sports

EDMONTON — It wasn’t just the usual suspects that helped the Edmonton Oilers break out of a funk on Saturday night.

NEW YORK — Washington's Alex Ovechkin, Boston's David Pastrnak, Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton's Connor McDavid were voted NHL All-Star captains.

NEW YORK — Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons.

DOHA, Qatar — After tens of billions of dollars spent on infrastructure, and skepticism over this tiny gas-rich nation's suitability as a sporting host, a World Cup has finally been handed out in Qatar.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Blake Wheeler admits that returning home to play in Minnesota still feels special after a 12-year NHL career spent playing elsewhere, including the past nine seasons for the Wild’s rival Winnipeg Jets.

Martin Peters, whose place in English soccer lore was secured by scoring one of the national team's goals in its victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, died Saturday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 76.

If any team has a chance of stopping Liverpool marching to a first English league title in 30 years, it looks to be Manchester City rather than Leicester.

SECRET GARDEN, China — Calgary's Noah Bowman won gold in the skiing halfpipe and Rachael Karker of Erin, Ont., took silver in the women's event at a World Cup freestyle skiing event.

BUSAN, Korea, Republic Of — Chan Sung Jung, better known as The Korean Zombie, defeated Frankie Edgar on Saturday at a UFC Fight Night event in South Korea.

BRNO, Czech Republic — Benoit-Olivier Groulx of the Halifax Mooseheads was the final cut Hockey Canada made on Saturday as Canada finalized its roster ahead of the world junior hockey championship.