National Sports

CHICAGO — The Calgary Flames might not have been at their best Sunday night, yet they got the breaks they needed.

MONTREAL — A slow start for the Montreal Canadiens turned the game into an uphill battle.

NEW YORK — The Winnipeg Jets knew it was only a matter of time until their relentless offensive would eventually break through and overcome a three-goal deficit.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have fired coach Mike McCarthy and made offensive co-ordinator Joe Philbin the interim head coach.

QUEBEC — Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson has reportedly been upgraded from critical to stable condition, although he remains in an induced coma after being knocked out Saturday night in his light heavyweight title fight in Quebec City.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Arizona Cardinals were joking and yelling in the visiting locker room at Lambeau Field as if they didn't believe what had just happened. "We did that! We did that," some emotional players yelled.

MIAMI — Jordan Phillips' eagerness to get the last word backfired on the Buffalo Bills.

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Mikaela Shiffrin earned the first World Cup super-G victory of her career, while Canada's Valerie Grenier was a hair short of the podium in fifth Sunday. With a time of one minute 19.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk turned away in disgust. The Kop fell silent in disappointment. Everton fans likely breathed a sigh of relief at the other end of Anfield.

CHITRE, Panama — LaRon Smith belted a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth as Canada's junior baseball team defeated Nicaragua 5-3 to capture the bronze medal at the COPABE under-18 Pan Am Championships.