National Sports

Every time the national curling championships roll around, the competition format becomes a talking point. Some fans don't like that the two eight-team groups may prevent traditional round-robin matchups.

Monday's Games NHL Columbus 4 Ottawa 3 (OT) --- NBA Philadelphia 129 Atlanta 112 Orlando 115 Brooklyn 113 Milwaukee 137 Washington 134 (OT) Cleveland 125 Miami 119 (OT) Houston 123 New York 112 Dallas 139 Minnesota 123 Phoenix 131 Utah 111 L.A.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The Canadian men's national team, for a brief moment, believed they had come away with a victory on Monday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets ditched their eight-game losing streak — and lost two more players to injuries. Emil Bemstrom scored 4:35 into overtime, and the banged-up Blue Jackets beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Monday night.

Ken Holland has watched his players grind through 62 regular-season games. The general manager of the Edmonton Oilers hopes Monday's moves prior to the NHL trade deadline help push them over the post-season hump.

CALGARY — With designs on improving special teams while also bringing in some immediate injury relief, the Calgary Flames made two depth additions on the blueline at Monday's NHL trade deadline.

LONDON — Children up to the age of 12 will be banned from heading a soccer ball in practice sessions in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland as authorities look to address the potential long-term impact on health of head injuries.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets stood pat at the NHL trade deadline Monday, meaning suspended defenceman Dustin Byfuglien remains a member of the team.

Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin felt Ilya Kovalchuk earned the right to help choose his next destination.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers acquired winger Andreas Athanasiou and minor-leaguer Ryan Kuffner from the Detroit Red Wings for centre Sam Gagner and two second-round draft picks ahead of Monday's NHL trade deadline.