National Sports

ZAŌ, JAPAN — It was a historic accomplishment Saturday for Canadian ski jumpers Alex Loutitt and Abigail Strate. The pair was second in a World Cup super team ski-jumping event, earning Canada it's first-ever medal in the competition.

TORONTO — Drake will be cheering for UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland at UFC 297 on Saturday night.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed Canadian receiver Drew Wolitarsky to a two-year contract extension Saturday. Wolitarsky was slated to become a free agent next month.

LAAX, Switzerland — Canadian snowboarders Liam Brearley and Cameron Spalding won gold and bronze, respectively, at a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday. The 20-year-old Brearley, from Gravenhurst, Ont., scored 89.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime's journey at the Australian Open ended in the third round after a straight-set loss of 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev on Saturday.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 third-round loss to 50th-ranked Linda Noskova on Saturday.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Jagger Firkus scored a hat trick to lead the Moose Jaw Warriors to a 5-3 win over the Swift Current Broncos in Western Hockey League action Friday night. Atley Calvert and Ethan Semeniuk had the other goals for Moose Jaw.

RED DEER, Alta. — Sweden's Anna Hasselborg defeated Winnipeg's Kaitlyn Lawes 6-4 on Friday night to remain unbeaten at the Grand Slam of Curling's Co-op Canadian Open.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Carter George made 34 saves for the shutout as Owen Sound downed Kingston 3-0 in Ontario Hockey League play Friday night. Declan Waddick scored a pair of goals and Ethan Burroughs added a single.

VAL ST. COME — Canada's Elliot Vaillancourt won silver Friday at the FIS freestyle moguls World Cup. Vaillancourt, from Drummondville, Que., finished in second place with a score of 82.37 points, just behind Sweden's Walter Wallberg (84.92).