National Sports

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Canadian international Jonathan David scored a hat trick to lift Lille to a 3-0 win over Le Havre in French Ligue 1 play Saturday.

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Canadians Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard and Arthur Margelidon earned medals Saturday at a judo Grand Slam event.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Reliever Chad Green is getting the full spring experience this time around with the Toronto Blue Jays.

KVITFJELL, NORWAY — Canadian Cam Alexander captured a bronze medal Saturday in a men's World Cup downhill ski race. Alexander, of North Vancouver, B.C., finished third in a time of one minute 44.81 seconds.

VANCOUVER — Prince Harry told attendees gathered to mark the end of his three-day trip to British Columbia that next year's Invictus Games in the province will be about more than athletes winning medals.

REGINA — Luke Mistelbacher scored twice as the Swift Current Broncos topped the Regina Pats 7-2 on Friday night in the Western Hockey League.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes got a goal before the fans had settled into their seats and scored again a few minutes later. Their goalie was good all night, ensuring the early lead would hold.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin wanted his family to have something to cheer about after traveling to Indianapolis for All-Star weekend. Turns out, the crowd enjoyed Mathurin's championship run, too.

CALGARY — Kerri Einarson opened her bid for a record fifth straight Canadian women's curling championship with a victory, but minus lead Briane Harris whose absence went unexplained.

Toronto head coach Troy Ryan has led Canada's national women's team through a number of historic moments over the years, but still felt emotional taking everything in on Friday night.