National Sports

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Eric Staal ensured two solid periods didn't go to waste for the Minnesota Wild. Staal scored his second goal of the game with 5:58 left and Minnesota overcame a sloppy third period to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4 on Wednesday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Coming into the night, the Toronto Maple Leafs were tied for the NHL lead in scoring and ranked second in goal differential on the strength of a top-notch power play.

ATLANTA — Vince Carter grabbed his career milestone with a last-second dunk — long after his first NBA team had the victory secured.

NEWARK, N.J. — Pavel Zacha is back from the minor leagues and brimming with confidence. Zacha scored twice, Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Wednesday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A hockey reporter representing the Ottawa Citizen was allowed back on the Ottawa Senators' charter flight on Wednesday ahead of their game in Minnesota.

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears will meet for the second time in 12 days — yet this matchup already looks a lot different.

After reflecting on his actions at the Red Deer Curling Classic, curler Ryan Fry said Wednesday that he'll be taking an indefinite leave from Team Brad Jacobs to focus on his "growth and self-improvement.

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Alpine Canada says skier Manuel Osborne-Paradis is "doing well" after he crashed during Wednesday's first official training run for this weekend's World Cup men's downhill at Lake Louise. Osborne-Paradis, from Invermere, B.C.

EDMONTON — The Calgary Stampeders' beleaguered receiving corps got a bit of good news Wednesday as receiver Eric Rogers suggested he'll be good to go against Ottawa on Grey Cup Sunday.

TORONTO — Starting next season, Ontario Basketball will drop the term 'midget' from its age category classifications and instead use more standard terms currently in use at the national and international levels.