National Sports

CALGARY — Production from the foot soldiers has helped lift the Calgary Flames out of a funk. Austin Czarnik and Derek Ryan both scored Monday in a 5-2 win over the visiting Arizona Coyotes.

HAVIROV, Czech Republic — Jaromir Jagr is back again.

MONACO — Tiger Woods, Novak Djokovic, Lindsey Vonn and the France national soccer team were among the winners at the Laureus World Sports Awards, with Woods claiming the Comeback Award 19 years after he was first recognized.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is not worrying about whether he will start the season with the Toronto Blue Jays. The 19-year-old son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero is considered the top prospect entering 2019.

According to Lonely Planet, La Chorrera is famous throughout Panama for its chicheme — a sweet non-alcoholic drink made from milk, mashed corn, cinnamon and vanilla. "It's not really worth a stop, though," the travel guide concludes, however.

BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France — Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Joey Votto has spent the off-season trying to make sure he doesn't have another subpar season. The Cincinnati Reds star led the NL in on-base percentage last year but hit 12 homers, his fewest in a full season, and batted .

NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, St. Louis Blues right-wing Vladimir Tarasenko and Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby are the NHL's three stars of the week.

Athletes at the 2019 Canada Winter Games can live and compete as the gender they identify with. It's another groundbreaking initiative for a Canadian multi-sport event that prides itself on being ahead of the curve.

TORONTO — Don Cherry's latest rant about the Carolina Hurricanes and their victory celebrations didn't go unnoticed by the NHL club. The Hurricanes even decided to embrace his words.