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BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin fired Tayfun Korkut as coach on Sunday in a desperate attempt to stave off a humiliating Bundesliga relegation for the ambitious club.

EDMONTON — It was the kind of confidence boost the Edmonton Oilers desperately needed.

BEIJING — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ settled for silver in hockey after dropping the gold-medal match to the United States 5-0 on the final day of the Beijing Paralympics Sunday.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Pressed into a three-man setup after the withdrawal of vice Mark Nichols, the Wild Card One team skipped by Brad Gushue showed Saturday that it can play short-handed just as well as even strength.

DENVER (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, Scottie Barnes had 25 and the Toronto Raptors pulled away late to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-115 on Saturday night.

MONTREAL — Kraken players were quick to forgive the mistake that nearly cost Seattle the victory. Up 3-1 going into the third, the Kraken blew their two-goal lead against the Montreal Canadiens on a bad mistake late in the period.

CALGARY — It was more difficult than perhaps it should have been given Calgary's 31-5 edge in shots after two periods, but the red-hot Flames won again on Saturday.

OTTAWA — For the second straight game the Ottawa Senators learned they can ill afford to sit back on a lead. Saturday night the Senators had a solid start only to see it slip away along with the game as they fell 6-3 to the Chicago Blackhawks.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Denis Shapovalov and Leylah Annie Fernandez advanced to the third round at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday. Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ captured bronze in the cross-country mixed relay at the Beijing Paralympics on Sunday. The Canadians crossed the finish line third in the 4x2.5-kilometre race in 27 minutes 0.6 seconds. They were 1:01.