SUNDAY SPORTS

A Canadian gold-medal favourite for the Olympics is hurting. Mark McMorris fractured a rib while finishing second in the slopestyle event at the Winter X Games. McMorris, a Regina product, said later he still has his sights set on Russia, where slopestyle will make its Olympic debut. Fellow Canadian Max Parrot edged McMorris for gold. Another Sochi-bound Canadian, Spencer O’Brien won third in the women’s slopestyle.

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Tiger Woods has failed to make the cut in his season-opening tournament, the Farmer Insurance Open. He shot a third round 79 at Torrey Pines to match his worst score on American soil. Woods missed the 54-hole cut for the first time in his career and had to rally just to break 80.

Gary Woodland is the leader after carding five birdies in a 2-under 70. Woodland is minus-8 after three rounds, one shot ahead of second-round leader Jordan Spieth and Marc Leishman.
Weyburn’s Graham DeLaet is tied for 13th at 4-under, four strokes off the lead.

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The St. Louis Blues earned a comeback victory with a little help from the NHL’s replay officials.
T.J. Oshie scored with 27 seconds left in regulation before Kevin Shattenkirk and Alexander Steen tallied in the shootout to give the Blues a 4-3 win over the Islanders. The Isles thought they had won it once Thomas Vanek beat Jaroslav Halak on a power play with 1:15 left in overtime, but the play was overturned on review at the league offices in Toronto, where it was determined Vanek kicked the puck into the net.

Also on NHL ice:

– Corey Perry and Matt Beleskey both scored, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 at Dodger Stadium in the NHL’s first warm-weather outdoor game. Jonas Hiller made 36 saves in his 20th career shutout as the league-leading Ducks dominated the landmark meeting of Southern California’s two hockey teams.
– Jarome Iginla and Zdeno Chara each had two goals and Tuukka Rask made 25 saves as Boston beat the Flyers 6-1 in Philadelphia.
– Kari Lehtonen picked up his second shutout in three games by stopping 24 shots in the Dallas Stars’ 3-0 verdict over Pittsburgh.
– Tyler Johnson’s first career hat trick was the difference as Tampa Bay downed Colorado 5-2.
– Alex Ovechkin ignited a four-goal second period and Braden Holtby stopped 21 shots as Washington blanked Montreal 5-0 to end a seven-game losing streak.
– Winnipeg coughed up a 4-1 lead before Dustin Byfuglien’s goal at 2:44 of overtime gave the Jets a 5-4 win over Toronto.
– Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist as Carolina doubled up Ottawa 6-3, the Hurricanes’ third straight win.
– The Blue Jackets’ team-record winning streak has ended at eight games after Christian Ehrhoff and Marcus Foligno scored short-handed goals to lead Buffalo to a 5-2 victory at Columbus.

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Terrence Ross tied a Toronto Raptors record set by Vince Carter in 2000, scoring a career-best 51 points, but Jamal Crawford poured in a season-high 37 points and 11 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Raptors 126-118. DeMar DeRozan hurt his left foot in the second quarter and sat out the second half. X-rays proved negative and he’ll re-evaluated on Sunday.

(With files from Canadian Press)