National Sports

DENVER (AP) — Ryan Johansen scored one goal after a fortuitous bounce off the boards in back of the net and another that glanced off another player. These days, he will take them any way they want to go in.

CALGARY — They may meet again in the Canadian women's curling championship playoffs, but the intense on-ice battles between Rachel Homan and Jennifer Jones are coming to an end.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Zac Funk scored twice, Ondrej Becher added three assists, and the Prince George Cougars crushed the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds 5-1 in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday night at the CN Centre.

WINNIPEG — Laurent Brossoit didn’t exactly get his wish, but the Winnipeg Jets earned a victory and that’s all that counts.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Anton Lundell scored 1:36 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night to jump over the idle Boston Bruins and into the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

VANCOUVER — A defensive back who enjoyed some success over 26 games with the Denver Broncos, is giving the CFL a shot. The B.C. Lions announced Tuesday that American Duke Dawson has been signed to the team's training camp roster.

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Vancouver's Rebecca Marino cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 win over Mexico's Maria Fernanda Navarro Oliva in the first round of the Puerto Vallarta Open on Tuesday. Marino hit eight aces and won 73.

HOUSTON — Canada will be without Sydney Collins at the CONCACAF W Gold Cup after the North Carolina Courage defender fractured her ankle in the Canadian camp. Canada Soccer said Collins has returned to her NWSL team to start rehabilitation.

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PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns signed forward Thaddeus Young on Tuesday, giving the team another veteran presence as they scramble for playoff position in the crowded Western Conference race.