National Sports

BEIJING — Canada's Kim Boutin has won bronze in women's short-track speedskating at the Beijing Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press

BEIJING — Canada dominated the men's snowboard slopestyle competition, with Max Parrot winning gold and teammate Mark McMorris claiming bronze. It's the second straight Olympics that Parrot and McMorris have shared the podium in the event.

The waiting was the worst for Team Canada. For several agonizing minutes Kerri Einarson and her two-time defending champions had to wait and watch while Krista McCarville’s Northern Ontario rink decided on their final shot attempt.

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has told a French newspaper that international concern over her well-being is based on “an enormous misunderstanding” and she denied having accused a Chinese official of sexual assault.

NEW YORK — Gabriela DeBues-Stafford added another Canadian track and field record to her growing collection.

WINNIPEG — Leon Gawanke finally put away the game winner following an extended shootout and the Manitoba Moose collected a 2-1 win over the Texas Stars in American Hockey League play on Sunday.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders are sticking with defensive back Jonathan Moxey, signing the American to an extension.

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Senegal won its first African Cup of Nations title on Sunday by beating Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shootout.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A man has been arrested in the fatal highway shooting of Gene Ransom, a basketball star at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1970s and a member of the Cal Athletics hall of fame.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders continue to bolster their defence ahead of CFL free agency, signing defensive lineman Pete Robertson to a contract extension.