National Sports

MELBOURNE, Australia — The final score line reads 6-4, 6-2 and a quarterfinal victory for the favoured fourth seed. But Robert Shaw of North Bay, Ont.

CALGARY — Brandon Saad scored two goals and he could have at least two more in leading St. Louis to a come-from-behind road win on Tuesday.

EDMONTON — Stuart Skinner was able to keep his team alive long enough for the Edmonton Oilers to wake up and extend their spectacular streak to 14 wins in a row.

MONTREAL — Shane Pinto is hitting the ground running, and his teammates aren’t surprised.

Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League players practised their victory celebration a few weeks ago, but it wasn’t until Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over Toronto that they could finally put it in action.

MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Lowry is in the final year of his contract, spent the last couple of weeks in a slump and just last week lost his spot in the Miami Heat starting lineup.

NEW YORK (AP) — Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer were elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday while Billy Wagner and Gary Sheffield fell short.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks fired Adrian Griffin as coach on Tuesday after just 43 games despite having one of the league’s top records midway through his first season.

VANCOUVER — Rick Tocchet took over the Vancouver Canucks a year ago, with the team struggling to find wins and consistency in how it played.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will have a new home this season. The CFL club announced Tuesday its home venue will go by the name of Princess Auto Stadium. The official change will come about in April.