National Sports

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will not remember win No. 54 of the season with any fondness.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Upon handing the puck to Canadiens goalie Antti Niemi in honour of his 35-save performance, defenceman Karl Alzner had a hard time believing how long it has been since his teammate's last shutout. It's been more than two years.

LAVAL, Que. — Lucas Wallmark scored twice, including the winner at 2:41 of overtime, as the Charlotte Checkers rallied for a 3-2 win over the Laval Rocket in AHL action Friday night.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — An impressive round-robin record doesn't necessarily mean Canada's Jennifer Jones is a lock to win a world championship for the first time in a decade.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Adam Brooks had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Marlies captured a 4-2 win over the Belleville Senators in AHL action Friday night.

MIAMI — H. Wayne Huizenga, a college dropout who built a business empire that included Blockbuster Entertainment, AutoNation and three professional sports franchises, has died. He was 80.

ASSAGO, Italy — Kaetlyn Osmond ended Canada's lengthy drought at the world figure skating championships. The 22-year-old from Marystown, N.L., won the women's singles crown Friday, scoring 150.50 points for her Black Swan routine to finish with 223.

WINNIPEG — CFL players will be foes on the football field this season but off of it they plan to fight together for a better future.

ROCHDALE, England — Ryan Brierley's late second-half penalty kick earned the Toronto Wolfpack an 18-17 second-tier Betfred Championship rugby win over the Rochdale Hornets on Friday.

MIAMI — College dropout Wayne Huizenga started with a trash hauling company, struck gold during America's brief love affair with VHS tapes and eventually owned three professional sports teams.