National Sports

VANCOUVER — Another third-period meltdown cost the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Up 3-1 heading into the final frame, the team had to settle for a single point in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and playing partner Giuliana Olmos of Mexico were beaten 7-6 (5) and 6-2 Saturday night in the WTA Finals women's doubles by Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia and Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Jace Isley and Kai Uchacz each scored two goals, netminder Kyle Kelsey stopped 21 of 23 shots and the Red Deer Rebels won their 15th consecutive Western Hockey League game by beating the Moose Jaw Warriors 4-2 on Saturday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Peña became the first rookie position player to win a World Series MVP award after hitting .400 in the Houston Astros’ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber went from big bopper to bad bunter. One of the Philadelphia Phillies' most fearsome sluggers popped up foul on a two-strike bunt attempt with his team one inning from World Series elimination.

HOUSTON (AP) — For now and forever, Dusty Baker, the epic storyteller, first-class name-dropper, toothpick chewer and baseball lifer will bear a most distinguished title. World Series champion manager.

TRURO, N.S. — Jamie Lee Rattray scored twice as Team Harvey's defeated Team Sonnet 6-2 in one of two Professional Women's Hockey Players Association Gap Tour games in Truro on Saturday.

MONTREAL — The Vegas Golden Knights have started their NHL season like a well-oiled machine. Bruce Cassidy’s team has been cruising through the first three games of their five-stop Eastern Conference road trip.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews is starting to heat up. And after a rocky opening to the NHL campaign in a pressure-packed market, his Maple Leafs appear to be finding their groove.

OTTAWA — Claude Giroux faced his former team Saturday night and it wasn't the reunion he was hoping for.