National Sports

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title Sunday at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors almost suffered another late-game collapse. But this time, they weathered the storm.

TORONTO — Breanne Wilson-Bennett scored the game-winning goal in the second period as the Toronto Six beat the Montreal Force 2-1 in Premier Hockey Federation action Sunday. Tereza Vanisova found Wilson-Bennett in space around the high slot.

OSHAWA, Ont. — It has been a so-so season for the Oshawa Generals as the Ontario Hockey League squad has flirted with the .500 mark and at or near the bottom of the East Division. But on Sunday, Cameron Butler helped ease the pain.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Cole Burbidge scored the only goal of the third period, snapping a 4-4 tie and lifting the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 5-4 victory over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday afternoon.

CALGARY — A World Cup gold medal already in the bag before his last run, Canadian snowboarder Darcy Sharpe soaked up the moment Sunday in Calgary. The 27-year-old from Comox, B.C.

TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI, Poland — Ottawa’s Ivanie Blondin took silver in the women's mass start event Sunday at the second-last World Cup speedskating stop of the season.

MONTREAL — In front of friends and family, Jordan Harris recorded his first career two-goal game. It was special feeling to cap off a special weekend for the Montreal Canadiens, particularly their defencemen.

DORDRECHT, Netherlands — Courtney Sarault won gold in the women's 1,000 metres, then joined the relay team for another podium-topping performance on the final day of the season-ending World Cup speedskating event in the Netherlands.

As promised, the Canadian women's soccer team returned to training Sunday in Florida. But they did so under protest after Canada Soccer threatened legal action if they continued their job action.