National Sports

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Patrick Rodgers played some of his best golf when golf's best were starting to falter Saturday.

MONTREAL — Cale Makar missed Canada's game against the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night with an illness. The star defenceman also sat out Friday's practice, but took part in the morning skate in Brossard, Que.

LAVAL, Que. — Much of the discussion surrounding the Montreal Victoire through the midway mark of the Professional Women's Hockey League schedule has revolved around captain Marie-Philip Poulin. The 33-year-old Beauceville, Que.

MONTREAL — Mikael Granlund etched his name in Finland's hockey lore. The forward buried the winner at 1:49 of 3-on-3 overtime Saturday to help his country defeat Sweden 4-3 at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

LAVAL, Que. — Lina Ljungblom scored twice as the Montreal Victoire defeated the New York Sirens 6-2 on Saturday afternoon for its sixth straight Professional Women's Hockey League win.

Canada has named an experienced lineup for the Vancouver stop of the HSBC SVNS circuit, with nine members of the squad that won silver at last summer's Paris Olympics. The 10th edition of HSBC SVNS Vancouver runs Feb. 21-23 at B.C. Place Stadium.

MILAN — It wasn't a victory but it was more than enough to earn Canadian William Dandjinou a historic accomplishment. Dandjinou finished fourth in a men's 500-metre event at World Cup short-track speeding event to capture the overall title.

BERLIN (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen did everything but score as Bayern Munich held on for a 0-0 draw that kept it eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday.

TORONTO — Toronto FC has finally landed a striker, signing Norwegian international forward Ola Brynhildsen from Denmark's FC Midtjylland on loan through the end of the year with an option to make the move permanent.

Twenty-five years ago Vince Carter dominated the NBA's Slam Dunk competition, inspiring a new generation of Canadian basketball players.