National Sports

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Two months before turning 23, Mikaela Shiffrin has already won half as many World Cup races as the winningest female ski racer of all time, American teammate Lindsey Vonn.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Lias Andersson was so frustrated with Sweden's second-place finish at the world junior hockey championship that he threw his silver medal into the crowd.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Victor Mete is uncertain of what's next for him after winning gold at the world junior hockey championship.

Friday's Games World Junior Hockey Championship At Buffalo N.Y. Gold-medal Game Canada 3 Sweden 1 Bronze-medal Game United States 9 Czech Republic 3 --- NHL Pittsburgh 4 N.Y.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tyler Steenbergen was Canada's 13th forward for most of the world junior hockey championship, consistently getting the fewest minutes on the team.

WINNIPEG — Bryan Little is impressed by what Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler is doing these days. Wheeler moved to centre from right wing Dec. 27 when Mark Scheifele was injured. In four full games since then, the captain has fired in five goals.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators were able to pull off the unexpected Friday night. The Senators mounted an unlikely comeback, scoring four unanswered goals to beat the San Jose Sharks 6-5 in overtime.

MILWAUKEE — Banished to the bench with two fouls less than 90 seconds into the game, Jonas Valanciunas provided little help in the first half for the Toronto Raptors. He sure made up for it in the third quarter.

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — Brad Gushue and Val Sweeting will face John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes in the Page 1-2 playoff at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials after picking up victories on Friday evening.

CALGARY — Gilmore Junio was Canada's feel-good story of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The Calgary speedskater is happy there will be a sequel in Pyeongchang, South Korea.