National Sports

BOSTON — Banking on Mookie Betts to be the missing piece in their World Series pursuit, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally pulled off a blockbluster deal with the cost-cutting Red Sox.

CALGARY — Sharks veteran Joe Thornton reached an NHL milestone in San Jose's 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Thornton assisted on a pair of goals to attain a career 1,500 points in the NHL.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes were missing two of their best defencemen , not the ideal situation when facing two of the NHL's best scorers. The holes in the lineup only seemed to sharpen the Coyotes' focus.

WINNIPEG — Mikael Granlund knew it wasn't a perfect shot, but the result was. Granlund scored 1:11 into overtime to lift the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.

BOSTON — Charlie Coyle had a goal and an assist, Tuukka Rask stopped 25 shots for his third shutout this season and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

OTTAWA — As far as Jean-Gabriel Pageau is concerned, it was a toss up between his Ottawa Senators and the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.

NEWARK, N.J. — Trailing by three goals and with their playoffs hopes fading, the Montreal Canadiens reached down and found something that might spark their season.

EDINBURG, Texas — Captain Christine Sinclair scored career goal No. 186 to help Canada beat Mexico 2-0 Tuesday and move within one win of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.

Canadian international Liam Millar started for Liverpool on Tuesday as the Premier League leaders, fielding its youngest-ever team, reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time under Jurgen Klopp.

Elite-level curlers appear to have more of a collective voice with word that Peter Steski is serving as a point person to address player concerns and issues with competition organizers.