National Sports

OTTAWA — Artem Anisimov's three goals Saturday night won't count as an official hat trick, but the Senators forward is labelling it one anyway.

ACAPLUCO, Mexico — Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez came up short in her bid to win a WTA event for the first time, losing to Britain's Heather Watson 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-1 on Saturday in the Mexican Open final.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Oswaldo Alanis scored on the last kick of the game as the San Jose Earthquakes salvaged a 2-2 draw against Toronto FC on Saturday in the MLS season opener for both teams.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Manitoba's Jason Gunnlaugson admitted he was "a little bit amped up" for his main draw debut at the Tim Hortons Brier. It made for a challenging opening game Saturday afternoon at the Leon's Centre.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat scored on the power play and Yanni Gourde added a short-handed goal as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 Saturday to snap a season-high four-game losing streak.

MONTREAL — Meaghan Benfeito and Philippe Gagne both avoid looking at their individual scores following their dives.

WARRINGTON, United Kingdom — The Toronto Wolfpack's tough introduction to English rugby league's top tier continued on Saturday. The Wolfpack dropped a 32-0 decision to reigning Super League champion St.

SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic — Tanya Boychuk scored twice from the penalty spot and Jazmine Wilkinson added two goals in two minutes to help Canada blank Cuba 6-0 in round-of-16 play Saturday at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship.

MONTREAL — A late wonder goal from Maximiliano Urruti handed Thierry Henry a victory in his Major League Soccer coaching debut.

KINGSTON, Ont. — A new grandfather of twin boys, Northern Ontario coach Rick Lang couldn't wait to return to Thunder Bay this week to be with family and see the new arrivals.