National Sports

FELDBERG, Germany — Toronto's Kevin Drury raced onto his first World Cup ski cross podium of the season, winning bronze on Saturday to open a double-header.

Canada captain Phil Mack's welcome will likely be warm and short Sunday when the Toronto Arrows visit his Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby play. Introductions won't be needed.

Friday's Games NHL Carolina 3 Edmonton 1 N.Y.

Friday's Games NHL Carolina 3 Edmonton 1 N.Y.

CALGARY — Canadian snowboarder Derek Livingston has the first World Cup podium finish of his career. The 28-year-old from Aurora, Ont., scored 85.00 on Friday to finish third at the Halfpipe Rodeo World Cup event at Canada Olympic Park.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have acquired goaltender Anthony Stolarz from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for netminder Cam Talbot. The 25-year-old Stolarz has appeared in 12 games for Philadelphia this season and has a 4-3-3 record, 3.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Nino Niederreiter kept scoring goals for his new team. Curtis McElhinney kept up his mastery of the Edmonton Oilers. They pushed the Carolina Hurricanes closer to playoff position.

SYDNEY, N.S. — After a 36-hour cross-country trip to get to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Casey Scheidegger wanted her appearance to last more than one game. A draw to the four-foot ring for the win did the trick.

Veterans Diana Matheson and Erin McLeod return to the Canadian lineup for the Algarve Cup later this month. Both players were not summoned for last month's camp in Spain and friendly win over Norway as a precaution after rehabbing injuries.

Canadian politicians are banding together to address harassment, abuse and discrimination in sports, but details on their plans remain slim. Kirsty Duncan, Canada's Minister of Science and Sport, announced in Red Deer, Alta.