National Sports

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres captain Jack Eichel deflected the credit, saying this was hardly his best game despite sealing Buffalo's 3-2 overtime victory over the Oilers by scoring on a penalty shot Thursday night.

MIAMI — They spent more than two hours working on defence in an unusually long practice on Wednesday. And on Thursday, the Miami Heat showed what they learned.

VANCOUVER — Assistant coach Marc Crawford says he gained some perspective after a month away from the Chicago Blackhawks.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Sweden is sick of seeing Rasmus Sandin get slashed. No doubt the Toronto Maple Leafs feel the same way.

LAFAYETTE, La. — Family and friends wearing purple and gold said goodbye Thursday to a Louisiana woman and her son who were on their way to see the Peach Bowl when they died in a plane crash.

NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán will miss the first 63 games of the 2020 season as part of an 81-game ban for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. The league announced the suspension Thursday.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Kiara Zanon scored in overtime as the United States defeated Canada 2-1 in the final of the women's under-18 hockey championship.

TRINEC, Czech Republic — Reigning gold medallist Finland will face Canada in a semifinal at the world junior hockey championship after beating the United States 1-0 on Thursday.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — If there was even a shred of lingering doubt in Alexis Lafreniere's mind about the health of his knee, he took care of it quickly.

Former All Black star Sonny Bill Williams trained with the Toronto Wolfpack for the first time Thursday as coach Brian McDermott's overseas talent joined the rest of the squad at the transatlantic rugby league team's training base in England.