National Sports

NEW YORK — Born into a family of Cornhuskers and raised in the Buckeye state, Joe Burrow left his roots behind and became a Heisman Trophy winner at LSU.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier scored, Aaron Dell made 33 saves and the San Jose Sharks snapped a season-high six-game losing streak by beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday night.

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — Jennifer Jones got one step closer to capturing a record-tying 10th Grand Slam of Curling women’s title. The 45 year old from Winnipeg, Man.

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry looked puzzled when asked in the post-game locker-room how it felt to see seven consecutive three-pointers go in to start the game. "Who did that?" the Raptors point guard asked. "You guys," someone answered.

MONTREAL — Jonathan Bernier knew he was locked in from the moment he stepped onto the ice for warm-up.

EDMONTON — The bottom six forwards stepped up to the plate to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a big road win on Saturday. Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and an assist as the Leafs powered their way to a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

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WHISTLER, B.C. — Caitlin Nash and Natalie Corless made luge history Saturday, becoming the first female team to compete in a World Cup doubles race.

CALGARY — It took a hot goalie, a surging power play and a close non-offside call to end Calgary's seven-game winning streak.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Justin Kripps and his Canadian crew took World Cup gold on Saturday in four-man bobsled, while Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski claimed bronze in the women's race. Kripps, from Summerland, B.C.