National Sports

ARLINGTON, Va. — Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby said Friday he will not join his teammates next week for a White House celebration of their Stanley Cup championship.

OTTAWA — Embattled Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has once again incurred the wrath of some his team's fans after making contentious comments on an Ottawa radio show Friday morning.

RISING SUN, Ind. — Former NFL cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has accepted a plea agreement following his arrest at a southeastern Indiana casino.

NEW YORK — Jessica Mendoza has heard the ribbing. An ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" analyst since 2015, she added a part-time role last month as a New York Mets baseball operations adviser.

MIAMI — Everything was completely different for Bianca Andreescu at the Miami Open on Thursday compared to her victory in the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in Indian Wells, Calif.

TORONTO — He's coming to the CFL's national combine as a definite long shot, but Frederik Myrup Nielsen has defied overwhelming odds before.

SILKEBORG, Denmark — Canada's playoff hopes at the women's world curling championship took a massive hit after a 5-3 loss to Sweden on Friday morning.

LAS VEGAS — Marc-Andre who? No, the Vegas Golden Knights won't have a goaltending controversy on their hands when Marc-Andre Fleury returns from a lower-body injury.

Calgary's fourth-line forwards were feeling chemistry in a 5-1 win for the Flames over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Thursday. Andrew Mangiapane, Garnet Hathaway and Derek Ryan combined on Calgary's second and third goals of the night.

Thursday's Games NHL Edmonton 4 Columbus 1 Montreal 4 N.Y. Islanders 0 Calgary 5 Ottawa 1 Vegas 5 Winnipeg 0 Tampa Bay 6 Carolina 3 Boston 5 New Jersey 1 Florida 4 Arizona 2 St.