National Sports

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — British Columbia's Sarah Daniels defeated defending champion Kaitlyn Jones of Nova Scotia 9-7 on Saturday afternoon in the women's semifinal of the Canadian junior curling championship.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — A pair of Canadians advanced to the final of the Oracle Challenger tennis tournament on Saturday. Canadian Brayden Schnur advanced to the men's final with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (6) win over American Donald Young. Schnur, the No.

BOSTON — Gabriela Stafford raced to her second Canadian record of the season Saturday, winning the mile at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in record pace. The 23-year-old from Toronto crossed in four minutes 24.80 seconds for the victory.

EDMONTON — A university in Edmonton says one of its hockey players has died after playing in a game in Calgary.

MARRERO, La. — The Toronto Arrows rallied for 24 points in the second half but their spirited comeback fell just short Saturday as they dropped their Major League Rugby debut 36-31 to NOLA Gold.

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Ont. — Reigning Olympic champion Brady Leman of Calgary won gold on Saturday at a skicross World Cup event while Canada's Marielle Thompson took silver on the women's side.

Synonymous for decades with having violent fans, English soccer team Millwall has gained a reputation in recent years for being a so-called "giant killer" in the FA Cup. Both sides of the club were on show on Saturday.

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. — Canadian Mikael Kingsbury landed back on top of the podium Saturday, winning gold at a moguls World Cup race after a disappointing performance a week earlier. Kingsbury, the reigning Olympic champion, scored 86.

TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette are among the 15 players announced as non-roster invitees to the Blue Jays' major league spring training camp. The team announced the list Saturday morning.

MELBOURNE, Australia — So close to victory, Naomi Osaka suddenly was letting the Australian Open final slip away. Three championship points? Gone. A sizable lead? Soon all gone, too. She was playing poorly. She yelled at herself. Slammed a ball.