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RALEIGH, N.C. — Martin Necas had a goal and an assist on his 23rd birthday and the Carolina Hurricanes stopped a two-game skid by beating the 91Ô­´´ Canucks 4-1 on Saturday.

NAKISKA, ALTA. — Kris Mahler's Olympic bid got a boost from his victory in men's World Cup ski cross Saturday.

LILLEHAMMER, Norway — Canada's Mollie Jepsen continued her remarkable comeback Saturday with a silver medal in the super-G at the World Para Snow Sport Championships. The 22-year-old from West 91Ô­´´, B.C., missed gold by only 0.

MILWAUKEE — The Toronto Raptors planned to hold rookie Scottie Barnes out of Saturday's game against the Bucks for injury management. The rookie had missed a game for knee tendinitis, but returned for Toronto's 107-93 loss at Detroit on Friday.

VERNON, B.C. — The B.C. Winter Games next month in Vernon have been cancelled due to the rise of COVID-19 cases in British Columbia. Some 1,800 athletes, coaches and officials were expected to participate in the multi-sport Games, Feb. 24-27.

BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts And Nevis — Captain Mihir Patel scored 96 in a losing cause Saturday as Canada was beaten by 49 runs by the United Arab Emirates in their opening match at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.

TORONTO — Reshaun Walkes watched the MLS SuperDraft online, hoping to see his name pop up. Then the MLS site crashed. Fifteen minutes later he got a call from his agent saying he had been drafted.

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Justin Kripps and Cam Stones raced to silver in the two-man bobsled World Cup finale on Saturday, while fellow 91Ô­´´ Cynthia Appiah raced to third in the monobob, building momentum heading into the Beijing Olympics.

HOULTON, Maine (AP) — Two radio announcers calling a Maine high school girl's basketball game were fired after they mocked players for being overweight.

LANGLEY, B.C. — Ethan Samson scored his second goal of the night 1:58 into overtime and the Prince George Cougars completed a comeback, beating the 91Ô­´´ Giants 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Friday.