National Sports

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Brad Marchard scored twice and Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves and the Boston Bruins beat New Jersey 5-2 on Saturday, ending the Devils' three-game winning streak.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list, clearing the way for the reigning MVP to make his return Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.

LAVAL, Que. — Joe Gambardella scored twice and Nico Daws made 33 saves as the Utica Comets stayed perfect by defeating the Laval Rocket 5-3 in American Hockey League action Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, defenseman Brian Dumoulin and head coach Mike Sullivan are scheduled to rejoin the team in Washington D.C. on Sunday after exiting the COVID-19 protocol.

Canada's Ivanie Blondin, Valeri Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann won gold in women's team pursuit at a World Cup speedskating event Saturday. The trio's first podium-topping performance of the season came in a time of three minutes 0.

TURKU, Finland — Natalie Spooner had a hat trick, Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice, and Canada thumped Finland 8-0 on Saturday in women's hockey.

TOKYO — Canada's Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha put up their best performance of the season Saturday with a fifth-place finish in free dance at the NHK Trophy.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Joachim B. Hansen and Francesco Laporta, players outside the top 150 in the world and with one win between them on the European Tour, share the lead heading into the final round of the Dubai Championship.

SAO PAULO — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was fined 50,000 euros ($57,200) by stewards Saturday at the Brazilian Grand Prix after video taken from the grandstands at Interlagos showed the Formula One championship leader touching the rear wing of riv

FLORENCE, Italy — Italy lost three more players on Saturday ahead of its final World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland.