TORONTO - Weird but interesting. That's Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider's take on torpedo bats. The New York Yankees turned heads during their season-opening homestand, tying a major-league record with 15 home runs in their first three games of a season and tying a club mark with 13 home runs in two games (nin...

When Briane Harris received an unexpected email from World Curling in February 2024, she thought it looked quite unusual and didn't open it right away. Thinking it was probably spam, she instead joined her teammates - the four-time national champions skipped by Kerri Einarson - at a Calgary Flames game on the eve of th...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian offensive lineman Logan Ferland to a two-year contract extension, the CFL team announced Monday. The extension keeps Ferland in Regina through the 2027 season. The six-foot-four, 310-pound Ferland was named a league all-star and the West Division's outstanding ...

CALGARY - Toronto Sceptres forward Hannah Miller has been removed from Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship and replaced by Julia Gosling. Hockey Canada says the International Ice Hockey Federation has deemed the 29-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., ineligible to play in the April 9-20 tournamen...

TORONTO - Montreal Victoire forward Laura Stacey, Ottawa Charge forward Tereza Vanisova and Toronto Sceptres forward Daryl Watts have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's three stars of the week. Stacey earned first-star honours after totalling two goals and two assists in Montreal's 4-1 victory at Minne...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Damien Carfagna to a two-year entry level contract beginning next season, the NHL team announced Monday. The 22-year-old from Wood-Ridge, N.J., had nine goals, 25 assists and 16 penalty minutes in 72 games over two NCAA campaigns at Ohio State University. Carfagna l...

MONTREAL - Ann-Renée Desbiens' status for the upcoming women's world hockey championships remains uncertain after the Montreal Victoire placed the goaltender on long-term injured reserve. Desbiens - Canada's No. 1 netminder - was named to the national team roster on March 21 despite sustaining a lower-body injur...

NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov, Dallas Stars centre Roope Hintz and Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kucherov led the league with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) as his team moved into second place in the Atlantic Division. The L...

Canada will face the top-ranked U.S. in an international women's soccer friendly on July 2 in Washington, D.C. The game at Audi Field, one-day after Canada Day, falls during the FIFA June-July international window. "Facing the Olympic champions will be a great test for us," Canada coach Casey Stoney said in a...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Steven Lorentz scored the tiebreaking goal on an artful deflection with 8:25 to play, and the Toronto Maple Leafs blew a two-goal lead before rallying for a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. Max Domi and Mitch Marner also scored and Joseph Woll made 29 saves for the Atlantic Div...

WINNIPEG, Man. (AP) - Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves, Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist, and the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Sunday for their third straight victory. Mason Appleton gave the Jets a 2-1 lead at 6:24 of the third period, and Cole Perfetti completed the scoring with 7:49...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - R.J. Barrett scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors beat Philadelphia 127-109 on Sunday night to send the 76ers to their eighth straight loss. Ja'Kobe Walter scored 17 points on 5 of 11 shooting, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, for the Raptors, who have won four in a row. Lonnie Walker IV ha...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Steven Lorentz scored the tiebreaking goal on an artful deflection with 8:25 to play, and the Toronto Maple Leafs blew a two-goal lead before rallying for a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. Max Domi and Mitch Marner also scored and Joseph Woll made 28 saves for the Atlantic Div...

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Hyo Joo Kim rallied from a four-shot deficit Sunday with an 8-under 64 to force a playoff, defeating Lilia Vu on the first extra hole with a six-foot birdie putt in the Ford Championship. Kim won for the seventh time on the LPGA Tour and emerged from a long and wild day in the desert at Whirlwind...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - R.J. Barrett scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors beat Philadelphia 127-109 on Sunday night to send the 76ers to their eighth straight loss. Ja'Kobe Walter scored 17 points on 5 of 11 shooting, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, for the Raptors, who have won four in a row. Lonnie Walker IV ha...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal at 1:16 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 1-0 on Sunday. Crosby has eight goals and 15 points during a 10-game point streak. Crosby also extended a 13-game home point streak. Ridly Greig was called for hooking with three seconds rem...

WINNIPEG - Cole Perfetti got rewarded for not giving up. Perfetti's third-period goal in a 3-1 Winnipeg Jets' victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday had the sellout crowd cheering and his teammates impressed. The 23-year-old product of Whitby, Ont., moved the puck through defenceman Derek Forbort's legs and then ...

HOUSTON (AP) - Min Woo Lee kept his calm amid tremendous charges by Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland, winning the Houston Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title with the best lag of his life that set up a final par for a one-shot victory. Lee bent over and repeatedly clutched his fists when his 55-foot putt set...

TORONTO - After learning newcomer Max Scherzer had been placed on the 15-day disabled list, Toronto Blue Jays veteran righty Chris Bassitt knew the importance of his first start of the young season. The Blue Jays bullpen had been stretched thin in the first three games against the Baltimore Orioles, surrendering 23 run...

HOUSTON (AP) - Min Woo Lee kept his calm amid tremendous charges by Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland, winning the Houston Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title with the best lag of his life that set up a final par for a one-shot victory. Lee bent over and repeatedly clutched his fists when his 55-foot putt set...

WASHINGTON (AP) - For Alex Ovechkin, scoring the 890th goal of his career wasn't such a sweet moment; in fact, moving five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record didn't matter much to the 39-year-old after an 8-5 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres. "Right now, we lost three in a row," Ovechk...

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada's Brad Jacobs beat South Korea's Hyojun Kim 9-3 to remain unbeaten at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. Jacobs opened with a three-ender and never trailed in the eight-end victory. The Calgary-based team, which includes vice Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert, has w...

WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to their third consecutive victory with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Connor reached 90 points for the second time in his career, three points off his career-best. The victory also gained the Jets (51-19-4) some valuable space b...

TORONTO - When Chris Bassitt signed a three-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays he and his wife Jessica agreed that they wanted to give back to the community since they knew they'd be living in Canada for a good chunk of time. Three years later, the Bassitts want to triple down. They announced on Sunday that they are ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin is now five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record after scoring the 890th of his career in the Washington Capitals' home game Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres. Ovechkin got to the front of the net and deflected Rasmus Sandin's shot past James Reimer to pull the Capitals wi...

TORONTO - George Springer's two-run single and starter Chris Bassitt's one-run performance in six innings of work was enough for a Toronto Blue Jays' 3-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday to split the season-opening four-game series. Backup catcher Tyler Heineman drove his second career homer into the left field...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Nick Suzuki scored to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday. Suzuki scored on a snap shot with 17:58 left in the third period to put the Canadiens ahead 3-2. Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson each got an assist on the goal. Patrik Laine, Brendan Gallagher and S...

ENGADIN, SWITZERLAND - Canada's Cassie Sharpe is back on the podium at the freeski halfpipe world championship. Sharpe, from Comox, B.C., edged out teammate Rachael Karker of Erin, Ont., to earn bronze on Sunday. Great Britain's Zoe Atkin won gold and China's Fanghui Li took silver. The 32-year-old Sharpe won Olympic h...