National Sports

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Markus Vidicek scored twice as the Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-4 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Friday night.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Viktor Lodin and Egor Sokolov scored shootout goals to lead the Belleville Senators past the Syracuse Crunch 3-2 in an American Hockey League contest Friday night.

LAVAL, Que. — Jansen Harkins scored at 2:46 of overtime to earn the Manitoba Moose a 5-4 American Hockey League win over the Laval Rocket on Friday night.

ST. LOUIS — Forwards Duncan McGuire of Creighton and Michelle Cooper of Duke won the MAC Hermann Trophy on Friday, the top individual honour in NCAA Div. I soccer.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are cutting ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer, whose unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced two weeks ago , allowing him to resume his career with the start of the new

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday because of an injured right leg. The 19-year-old from Spain wrote on social media that he got hurt “through a chance, unnatural movement in training.” Alcaraz won the U.S.

HOUSTON — Canadian goalkeeper Devon Kerr is back with the Houston Dash The 25-year-old from Barrie, Ont., spent the last two NWSL seasons as a backup with the Washington Spirit, who won the league title in 2021.

MONTREAL — CF Montréal has signed midfielder Victor Wanyama to a two-year contract extension through the 2024 Major League Soccer season. Wanyama will remain a designated player with the team.

TORONTO — While there are probably as many questions as answers when it comes to the Toronto FC roster, coach Bob Bradley was full of optimism Friday as players reported for pre-season medicals.

Calgary Stampeders wide receiver Richie Sindani was suspended two games by the CFL on Friday for testing positive for banned substances. The 27-year-old from Regina tested positive for Methandienone and Stanozolol, the league said in a statement.