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LONDON — Canadian Jim Long won his first-round game at the William Hill World Darts Championship on Saturday, defeating Northern Ireland's Mickey Mansell 3-1.

The 50-year-old from London, Ont., qualified as the top Canadian on the 2018 Championship Darts Corporation circuit.

A goal 1:39 into the first period was the only marker that the Drayton Valley Thunder would need as they knocked off the Grande Prairie Storm 1-0 on Friday night. 

Tanner Hopps had the power play goal for the Thunder, while Luke Lush made 21 saves for the shut out. 

PORTLAND, Ore. — A struggling Trail Blazers bench finally got rolling Friday night, setting a season high for points in a confidence-boosting win over the NBA-leading Toronto Raptors.