National Sports

NEW YORK — Tampa Bay defenceman Victor Hedman, St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington and Toronto centre John Tavares are the N-H-L's three stars of the week.

TORONTO — Canada, bidding to add much-needed FIFA ranking points, will play Iceland in a men's international soccer friendly on Jan. 15. The game will take place in Irvine, Calif.

CALGARY — With Tyler Myers inflicting the damage, a lethal Vancouver Canucks power play was the difference on Sunday night.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida’s top line made sure the Panthers’ good start to the weekend turned into a great one.

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James became the ninth player in NBA history to reach 9,000 assists, Anthony Davis scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Lakes beat the Dallas Mavericks 108-95 on Sunday night.

Sunday's Games World Junior Hockey Championship At Trinec, Czech Republic Finland 7 Kazakhstan 1 At Ostrava, Czech Republic United States 3 Russia 1 --- NHL St. Louis 4 Winnipeg 1 Chicago 3 Columbus 2 (SO) New Jersey 4 Ottawa 3 (OT) N.Y.

VANCOUBER, B.C. — Brodie Merrill scored 1:45 into overtime and added two assists to lead the edge the Vancouver Warriors 11-10 in exciting NLL action on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Arena.

TORONTO — When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drove to the rim to bank in a floater with 36 seconds to play Sunday night, he didn't just clinch Oklahoma City a victory. In just his second season in the NBA, the 21-year-old Canadian guard made history.

OTTAWA — Even though he's just 18, Jack Hughes lived up to his billing as an impact player.

WINNIPEG — Michael Spacek put away the eventual winner as the Manitoba Moose held on for a 3-2 win over the Rockford IceHogs on Sunday in American Hockey League play.