Toronto picks Minnesota as its semifinal opponent in the Professional Women's Hockey League playoffs starting Wednesday. The PWHL in its first season introduced a playoff innovation in awarding the top team in the league after the regular season the choice between the third and fourth seeds for its semifinal foe. Toron...

TORONTO - New York defender Ella Shelton, Toronto winger Natalie Spooner and Boston forward Hilary Knight were named the Professional Women's Hockey League three stars of the last week of the regular season. First star Shelton led all PWHL players in scoring with two goals and four assists in two games. The 26-year-ol...

Even at the height of her athletic career, Stephanie Labbe struggled. The pressures of being a professional athlete, the reality of being forced to live far away from loved ones, the constant uncertainty of her career all left her battling serious anxiety and depression, even after she stood on an Olympic podium with ...

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is "exploring potential public viewing opportunities" for the Vancouver Canucks' Round 2 playoff series against Edmonton. Up until now, some fans have gathered around Rogers Arena on game days, while others have purchased tickets and brought their white towels to watch t...

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness has announced his retirement from coaching after 38 seasons in the NHL. The Moncton, NB., native led the Jets to a 98-57-9 record during his two seasons at the helm, leading the team to back-to-back appearances in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Under the 69-year-old's watch in 2023-24, ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - It appears Canadian Nathan Rourke's time with the New England Patriots is over. According to ESPN's Mike Reiss, the Patriots have informed Rourke that he will be waived. The move would leave New England with four quarterbacks: Veterans Jacoby Brissett and Bailey Zappe along with rookies Drake Maye (...

DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer had so many emotions to process after a Game 7 victory over his former team. There were those mixed feelings still from last year, when the Vegas Golden Knights beat Dallas in the Western Conference Final and that team for which he had such a great affection went on to win i...

The chase for the Stanley Cup is down to eight teams left in the NHL playoffs, all among the best the league has to offer. The eight remaining in the second round were among the top nine in the regular-season standings. A new winner is also guaranteed after defending champion Vegas was eliminated by Western Conference ...

The Vegas Golden Knights were denied a Stanley Cup repeat in a 2-1 loss in Game 7 to the Dallas Stars, while the rested New York Rangers edged the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 to start their second-round series Sunday. The second round's all-Canadian clash between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks gets underway Wedn...

CALGARY - Canada won its second game in as many days to open the world para hockey championship with a 10-0 thumping of Italy on Sunday. Tyler McGregor of Forest, Ont., led the host team with four goals and assist in Calgary's WinSport Arena. Liam Hickey of St. John's N.L., contributed a pair of goals and four assists ...

TORONTO - Sarah Nurse said Toronto wanted to send a message Sunday night, and the team sent it loud and clear. Natalie Spooner scored twice as Toronto extended its winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over Ottawa in the Professional Women's Hockey League regular-season finale. Ottawa's playoff hopes in the ...

NASSAU, Bahamas - The Canadian men's 4 x 100 relay team finished second to the United States in the World Athletic Relays on Sunday. Brendon Rodney, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Andre De Grasse posted a time of 37.89 seconds behind the Americans in 37.40 in the final. Japan was third in 38.10. The first 14 of 16 berth...

NEW YORK - The second-round NHL playoff series between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks opens Wednesday in Vancouver. The Oilers and Canucks are the two Canadian clubs among eight remaining in Stanley Cup playoff contention. Game 2 is Friday in Vancouver's Rogers Arena followed by the third and fourth games of...

DALLAS (AP) - Radek Faksa broke a tie in his return to the Dallas lineup, 20-year-old Wyatt Johnston scored in another Game 7 and the Stars beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Sunday night to wrap up the first-round series. After being out with an undisclosed injury since leaving the be...

NEW YORK (AP) - Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, Artemi Panarin also scored and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Sunday in Game 1 of their second-round series. Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist, and Chris Kreider had two assists as the Rangers, playing for the first time since...

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) - Canada's Taylor Pendrith took advantage of Ben Kohles' final-hole meltdown to win the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Kohles overtook Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., with birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 for a one-shot lead, then bogeyed the 18th after hitting his second sho...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eddie Rosario's two-run homer in the seventh inning broke an 8-8 tie and the Washington Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-8 on Sunday. After Jesse Winker doubled against Genesis Cabrera (1-1) leading off, Erik Swanson came on and got two outs, but Rosario homered to right center to make it 10-8....

VANCOUVER - Arturs Silovs has rocketed up the Vancouver Canucks' depth chart this post-season, going from third-string goalie to starter in pivotal elimination games. The rookie remains unfazed. "You just have to be always ready," Silovs said Sunday. "A lot of things happen in life like accident, someo...

MADRID (AP) - Andrey Rublev rallied to beat Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets on Sunday and win the Madrid Open for the first time. Rublev won 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 after Auger-Aliassime double-faulted on the last point of the final at the clay-court tournament in the Spanish capital. It was the second Masters 10...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers avoided a potentially franchise-shifting loss by rallying for a 106-94 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 to advance in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Cavs trailed by 18 in the first half and were in ...

Toronto Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews is a finalist for the NHL's Selke Trophy. Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov and Carolina Hurricanes centre Jordan Staal are also nominated for the honour awarded to the best defensive forward in the league. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association su...

SINGAPORE - For the second year in a row, Canada's men will have to fight to retain their status as a core team on the world rugby sevens circuit. The Canadian men wrapped up another disappointing outing Sunday, beaten 17-12 by Samoa in the 11th-place playoff at the HSBC Singapore SVNS. It marked the sixth time in seve...