National Sports

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets are off to their best start of the team's modern era.

Jeremiah Masoli and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats punched their playoff ticket Friday night and left the B.C. Lions with only one path to the CFL post-season.

MILWAUKEE — Cole Smith scored the overtime winner for the Milwaukee Admirals in a 2-1 win Friday over the visiting Manitoba Moose in the AHL. Smith ended the game at 2:06 in extra time.

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — William Dufour had a goal and an assist for the Saint John Sea Dogs in a 4-2 win over the Shawinigan Cataractes in the QMJHL on Friday. Shawinigan's first loss in almost a month snapped a winning streak that ran seven games.

TORONTO — For all but a few seconds, the Toronto Raptors appeared poised to push their unlikely early-season win streak to six games Friday. But Darius Garland's two free throws with 4.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Brett Seney's goal and assist paced the Toronto Marlies to a 4-1 win over the host Rochester Americans in the AHL on Friday.

GLENDALE, COLORADO — Sophie de Goede scored 11 points to help Canada to a 26-13 victory over the U.S. in a women's rugby test match Friday night.

CLEVELAND — Jake Luchinni and defenceman Erik Brannstrom each had a goal and an assist for the Belleville Senators in a 6-2 win over the Cleveland Monsters in the AHL on Friday.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Xavi Hernández, the player who personified the attacking style made popular by Barcelona and Spain’s national team, is returning to Camp Nou as the new coach of his struggling boyhood club.

The Toronto Six embark on expansion year 2.0 on Saturday when they're in Buffalo to face the Beauts.