National Sports

VANCOUVER — A man who promised $7.5 million to a junior hockey team in British Columbia has been charged with forgery and fraud after a restaurant owner complained to police about an unpaid bill.

VANCOUVER — There have been times this season when P.K. Subban felt he deserved a goal that didn't materialize. Wednesday was not one of those nights.

Wednesday's Games NHL Nashville 7 Vancouver 1 Ottawa 3 N.Y. Rangers 2 Dallas 5 N.Y. Islanders 2 Boston at Detroit 8 p.m.

VANCOUVER — Kyle Turris believes Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is the reason he's no longer in the nation's capital.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — J.D. Martinez has a chance to see in person what his monster year is worth. The free agent star who hit .303 with 45 home runs was ready for a meet-and-greet session with teams at the winter meetings.

PHOENIX — DeMar DeRozan matched his season high with 37 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Phoenix Suns 115-109 on Wednesday night for their seventh victory in eight games.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are happy to be home. Coming off a disastrous seven-game, 15-day road trip, the Senators made the most of home ice as they snapped a five-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — You could do a lot worse than Colton Point and Carter Hart as rent-a-goalies.

MONTREAL — The Canadian freestyle skiing team had a nightmarish couple of days trying to get from one competition site to another. And the news was even worse when they arrived in China to see their bags and skis didn't make it.

1920 — Jack Dempsey knocks out Bill Brennan in the 12th round at Madison Square Garden to retain his world heavyweight title. 1965 — Rookie Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors scores 57 points in a 141-137 loss to the New York Knicks.