National Sports

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs envisioned a two-headed goaltending tandem to start this season following a summer of change. With his partner already sidelined, Ilya Samonsov has an early opportunity to stake his claim to Toronto's crease.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jeremy Peña homered in the 18th inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0 on Saturday to advance to the AL Championship Series for the sixth straight year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — T.J. Oshie had a goal and assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night to avoid their first 0-3-0 start since the 2012-13 lockout season.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ethan De Mastro scored at 16:48 of the third period to lead the Mississauga Steelheads to a 3-2 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Oshawa Generals on Saturday.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have found a lot of ways to let games slip through their fingers during their CFL-record 16-game home losing streak. But Saturday’s 28-23 loss to the Toronto Argonauts might be most the heartbreaking of all.

MONTREAL — Team Sonnet and Team Adidas were winners in Saturday's action at the Dream Gap Tour.

QUEBEC — Pier-Olivier Roy scored three times and Theo Rochette had two goals and four assists as the Quebec Remparts won their seventh game of the season Saturday by squashing the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-2.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Hooker Emily Tuttosi scored two tries to help Canada defeat Italy 22-12 on Saturday for a second straight win and a berth in the quarterfinals at the Women's Rugby World Cup.

LAS VEGAS — American (Atomic) Alonzo Menifield needed just 88 seconds to knock out Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night show Saturday.

NEUMARKT, Italy — Aleksa Rakic of Burnaby, B.C., took fifth spot in the ISU Junior Grand Prix men's competition on Saturday, while ice dancers Sandrine Gauthier of St-Constant, Que., and Quentin Thieren of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.