National Sports

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball had 23 points and nine rebounds, and Charlotte defeated the short-handed Toronto Raptors 114-104 Saturday night in the Hornets' first game with the general public allowed to attend.

In 18 career appearances at the Canadian men's curling championship, this was a first for Glenn Howard.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Lee Westwood gets another shot at winning The Players Championship, and another crack at Bryson DeChambeau.

WINNIPEG — Ville Heinola scored a goal and an assist in a 4-2 Manitoba Moose win over the Stockton Heat at the Bell MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg on Saturday afternoon.

ASPEN, Colo. — Canada's Megan Oldham captured bronze in slopestyle in her freestyle skiing world championships debut on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Parry Sound, Ont.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Toronto Raptors will be shorthanded for at least the next couple of games.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Cavan Biggio homered and scored three times as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 in pre-season baseball action Saturday afternoon.

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Canada's Marion Thenault captured her first World Cup aerials victory of her career on Saturday, while teammate Lewis Irving won bronze in the men's event. Thenault, a 20-year-old from Sherbrooke, Que., scored 89.

SOLNECHNAYA DOLINA, Russia — Canadian Reece Howden continued his dominance of the World Cup ski cross circuit on Saturday. The 22-year-old from Cultus Lake, B.C., got off to a fast start and held on to win his fourth World Cup race this season.

With no family or friends allowed in the spectator-free arena, Northwest Territories skip Greg Skauge was hoping to get some TV time at the Canadian men's curling championship so his supporters back home could watch his team in action.