National Sports

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian bobsled federation president Alexander Zubkov and four others have been provisionally suspended for doping in fallout from the Sochi Olympics.

HERTFORD, N.C. — Authorities in North Carolina say a fifth-grade teacher who was also the daughter of baseball star Jim "Catfish" Hunter died after falling ill during a school fire drill.

WINNIPEG — Valour FC has signed two local players in goalkeeper Tyson Farago and midfielder Dylan Sacramento. The 27-year-old Farago joins the new Canadian Premier League team after spending most of the 2018 season with St.

AMES, Iowa — Injured Iowa State star Lindell Wigginton's shirt read "Then What?" when he met with reporters for the first time in weeks Thursday That's a question the Cyclones will soon be asking themselves once the 20-year-old from Dartmouth, N.S.

Thursday's Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Buffalo 3, Arizona 1 Columbus 4, Los Angeles 1 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1 Montreal 6, Carolina 4 Nashville 4, Vancouver 3, OT Winnipeg 5, Edmonton 4, OT Minnesota 5, Florida 1 San Jose 3, Dallas 2 --- AHL Charlott

Thursday's Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Buffalo 3, Arizona 1 Columbus 4, Los Angeles 1 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 1 Montreal 6, Carolina 4 Nashville 4, Vancouver 3, OT Winnipeg 5, Edmonton 4, OT Minnesota 5, Florida 1 San Jose 3, Dallas 2 --- AHL Charlott

NASHVILLE — Leading by two late in the third period, the Nashville Predators nearly let this one get away. Colton Sissons made sure that didn't happen.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler had a plan to spark the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and it involved a familiar play. The Jets captain looked for linemate Mark Scheifele.

TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy delivered a record-setting performance after sitting out a month.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens were determined to show their mettle after their worst performance of the season — and they did just that.