National Sports

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — An early deficit nearly proved costly for Canadian wrestler Linda Morais at the world championships on Thursday. Some words of encouragement from her corner helped her reset on the way to winning a gold medal.

USA Basketball has kept its No. 1 spot in the FIBA world men's rankings, even after a disappointing seventh-place showing in the World Cup that ended earlier this week. It's now nine-years-and-counting in the top spot for the U.S.

Wednesday's Games NHL Pre-season Montreal 4 Florida 3 Carolina 2 Tampa Bay 0 Washington 3 St. Louis 2 New Jersey 4 N.Y.

Wednesday's Games NHL Pre-season Montreal 4 Florida 3 Carolina 2 Tampa Bay 0 Washington 3 St. Louis 2 New Jersey 4 N.Y.

CALGARY — Top Flames prospect Dillon Dube got a chance to play on Calgary's No. 1 line on Wednesday night and he took full advantage of the opportunity.

BALTIMORE — After Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Clay Buchholz left the game under radically different circumstances, Randal Grichuk delivered the decisive blow in an improbable Toronto victory.

Maddie Szeryk has learned a lot about herself and the sport of golf in her first full season as a professional player.

WINNIPEG — Andrew Copp was putting an asterisk beside his statistics on Wednesday, but it still felt good to contribute in the Winnipeg Jets' 4-1 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild.

OTTAWA — It's only two games and it's still the pre-season, but the Ottawa Senators feel pretty good after beating the Toronto Maple Leafs ON back-to-back nights.

MONTREAL — The struggling Montreal Impact felt like a weight was lifted off their shoulders after a win in the first leg of the Canadian Championship final.