National Sports

METAIRIE, La. — Sam Malcolm kicked 14 points and Brock Webster scored a try in his debut as the Toronto Arrows rallied to defeat the NOLA Gold 24-23 Saturday for their first win of the Major League rugby season.

Marie-Philip Poulin has no plans to join the ECHL after leading Canada's women's hockey team to a gold medal in Beijing. Poulin had two goals, including the game-winner, Thursday as Canada beat the United States in the championship game.

Olympic champion Canada is looking for a more balanced performance against third-ranked Germany on Sunday after an uneven showing in its opening 1-1 tie with England at the Arnold Clark Cup.

MARSEILLE, France — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to yet another final, this time at the Open 13 in Marseille. The 21-year-old Montrealer topped Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin 7-6(4), 7-6(5) in the semifinals on Saturday.

MUSCAT, Oman — Unbeaten half-centuries by Kashyap Prajapati and captain Zeeshan Maqsood helped host Oman to a commanding nine-wicket win over Canada on Saturday at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A.

BEIJING — Six-hundredths of a second. The difference between gold and silver for Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin came down to the final straightaway sprint after 16 laps in the women's mass start Saturday at the Beijing Olympics.

BEIJING — Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin won an Olympic silver medal in the women's mass start Saturday in Beijing. The 31-year-old from Ottawa also won gold in the team pursuit with Isabelle Weidemann and Valérie Maltais.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — A strong third period carried Swift Current to a win over Medicine Hat. Matthew Ward had a hat trick in the win for Swift Current (17-24-5-1).

Friday's Scores NHL Carolina 5, Nashville 3 Florida 6, Minnesota 2 Dallas 1, Chicago 0 Los Angeles 4, Vegas 3 --- AHL Syracuse 5, Laval 2 Belleville 4, Toronto 3 Utica 4, Rochester 2 Providence 5, Hershey 0 --- NLL Vancouver 11, Calgary 10 Buffalo 13

CLEVELAND (AP) — The No. 1 overall pick came out on top again.