National Sports

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — American Gene Dykes has topped a 14-year-old record held by late Canadian marathoner Ed Whitlock.

VANCOUVER — Bo Horvat says the Vancouver Canucks knew the power-play points would come eventually.

Sunday's Games NHL Vancouver 4 Edmonton 2 Calgary 7 St. Louis 2 Winnipeg 5 Tampa Bay 4 (OT) Vegas 4 N.Y.

Sunday's Games NHL Vancouver 4 Edmonton 2 Calgary 7 St. Louis 2 Winnipeg 5 Tampa Bay 4 (OT) Vegas 4 N.Y.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele was in a joking mood after setting up the tying goal and scoring the winner 4:18 into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Sunday.

DENVER — In the fourth quarter, Jamal Murray's shot finally started falling. "About time," the Denver guard said. About time, too, to take the Nuggets as a serious, pesky threat.

VICTORIA — Meaghan Benfeito survived a mistake on her final dive to win the women's 10-metre event, and Francois Imbeau-Dulac's consistency's carried him to victory in the men's three-metre final at the winter nationals diving competition on Sunday.

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — Rachel Homan has captured her second career National title. The Ottawa skip edged Winnipeg's Kerri Einarson 4-1 in the final Sunday at the fourth stop on the Grand Slam of Curling circuit.

ST. LOUIS — Matthew Tkachuk spent his childhood dreaming of scoring an NHL goal in his hometown. It became reality Sunday.

VANCOUVER — Nicola Froese says she has always loved playing sports, but hockey was never on her radar because there are so many upfront costs to just trying it out.