National Sports

NEWARK, United States — The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Saturday that Ilya Mikheyev had successful surgery to repair an artery and tendons in his wrist that were severed during the team’s game against the New Jersey Devils last night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner will miss three to four weeks because of an upper body injury. The team did not provide any other details in announcing the update Saturday, a day after Skinner was injured in a 3-0 loss to Boston.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Shun Yamaguchi on a two-year contract worth $6.350 million, the team announced Saturday. The 32 year old pitched 170.0 innings with a 2.

TORONTO — Fans cheered on the Toronto Raptors from all corners of Canada, gathering around televisions in bars and living rooms and squeezing shoulder to shoulder in city squares for mass public viewings.

EVERETT, Wash. — Tyler Brennan made 35 saves and the Prince George Cougars scored three first-period goals to beat the Everett Silvertips 4-3 on Friday in Western Hockey League action.

HOUSTON — Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher talks to his team every day about the importance of grit.

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EDMONTON — Scoring early in every period was a recipe for success for the Calgary Flames on Friday.

WINNIPEG — Tyler Bozak says adding an overtime victory into their seven-game win streak injects some more confidence into the St. Louis Blues.

NEWARK, N.J. — Damon Severson had never scored an overtime goal in the NHL, and this wasn't how he envisioned his first.