National Sports

WINNIPEG — After a long couple of weeks, Pierre-Luc Dubois finally stepped on the ice with the Winnipeg Jets. The 22-year-old, was acquired from Columbus on Jan.

LAS VEGAS — Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67.

CALGARY — A lead is preferable, but Mikael Backlund wants the Calgary Flames to feel and play as though they're going to win even when the team falls behind in a game.

ATLANTA — Trae Young had 28 points and 13 assists, Clint Capela finished with 23 points and 16 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Toronto Raptors 132-121 to snap a three-game losing streak Saturday night.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime lost to Great Britain's Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-3 in the Murray River Open final Sunday.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews has never had a run like this in the NHL. And in the process, the Maple Leafs star helped heap more misery on a flailing opponent once again left searching for answers.

A pair of Aarons pulled off an NFL hat trick Saturday night.

DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah — A pair of Canadian teenagers just missed the podium in the men's World Cup aerials freestyle skiing event in Deer Valley, Utah.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Yaroslav Likhachev scored twice as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Sherbrooke Phoenix 8-2 in Sherbrooke on Saturday afternoon.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A day after saying he needed to be patient about results, Jordan Spieth shot a 10-under 61 on Saturday for a share of the lead in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He then repeated himself.