National Sports

TORONTO — Three-pointers were the undoing of the Toronto Raptors against the rival New York Knicks on Friday. Scottie Barnes led all scorers with 29 points but Toronto still fell 119-106.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Justin Ertel scored a goal and added two assists as the North Bay Battalion outscored the Kingston Frontenacs 8-6 on Friday night.

VAL-D'OR, Que. — Connor Macey scored twice as the Val-D'Or Foreurs defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 5-2 on Friday night. David Doucet had two goals for the Foreurs and Tomas Cibulka added a single.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Elvis Merzlikins stopped 41 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from two goals down to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Friday night.

STAVANGER, Norway — Canadian speedskater Valérie Maltais earned a silver medal in the women's mass start Friday at a World Cup event. Maltais, from La Baie, Que., finished second in the 16-skater field in eight minutes 37.19 seconds.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh picked up another win at the U.S. Open Championships with a dominant victory in the women's 400-metre individual medley.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps say they are not exercising the 2024 contract option for long-time midfielder Russell Teibert. Teibert, 30, has been with the Major League Soccer club since 2008 and has made 300 appearances for the team.

Toronto FC has exercised the option on six-foot-six centre back Aime Mabika. On Nov.

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. — The set up at Mont-Tremblant is already making an impression on some of the world's top alpine skiers.

VANCOUVER — Andrei Kuzmenko admits his game is struggling. The Russian winger had 74 points last season, earning himself a two year US$11 million contract and a place on Vancouver's top line as a reward. This season has been different.