National Sports

SIGULDA, Latvia — Canada's Justin Kripps and Ben Coakwell won bronze in a World Cup two-man bobsled race Saturday. Kripps, from Summerland, B.C.

WARREN, Mich. — Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling was charged with drug crimes after authorities say they found heroin in his vehicle that he planned to sell.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Bo Bichette isn't satisfied with the way Major League Baseball has handled the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. The cheating itself came as less of a shock to him. "Cheating is cheating, people are going to do it ...

DORDRECHT, Netherlands — Canadian short-track speedskater Cedrik Blais won his first career World Cup silver medal Saturday with a time of one minute 33.739 seconds in the men's 1,000 metres. Blais, from Chateauguay, Que.

KRASNOYARSK, Russia — Winnipeg's Jacques Gauthier split his first two games at the world junior curling championship Saturday while Mackenzie Zacharias of Altona, Man., lost her opener at the Crystal Ice Arena.

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — New Zealand teenager Alice Robinson crowned her breakthrough season in the World Cup with a second career victory on Saturday.

Jack Eichel snapped his stick over the crossbar in frustration after an empty-net goal sealed a Buffalo Sabres loss, splintering it across the ice.

The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday with the goal of correcting some inconsistencies and making a late-season push for a playoff spot.

CHICAGO — Miles Bridges soared like his boss in Chicago. Zion Williamson delivered his share of punishing dunks, even damaging the rim. It all added up to a high-flying start to the All-Star weekend.

Friday's Games NHL Pittsburgh 4 Montreal 1 Carolina 5 New Jersey 2 N.Y.