National Sports

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Natasha Cloud scored all 19 of her points in the first half, Shakira Austin had a double-double in her first career start and the Washington Mystics beat the Minnesota Lynx 78-66 on Sun- day night. Cloud added six rebounds and six assists. Austin, the No. 3 overall […]

BOSTON (AP) – Brad Marchand had two goals and three assists, including the tie-breaker early in the third period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Sunday to even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece. Boston was playing without its top two defenseman after Charlie […]

Glancing at the illustration of the boy with the far-off stare standing next to a bus on the cover of the graphic novel memoir that will tell his story, Akim Aliu immediately remembers the pain of growing up poor and Black in Toronto. From the hours spent alone riding public […]

MADRID (AP) – Andy Murray withdrew from his showdown against Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open on Thursday because of a stomach illness. The announcement came not long before Murray was scheduled to take the court against the top-ranked Djokovic in the third round. It would have been the first […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning harnessed their inner anger on Wednesday night, a skill that has helped them win back-to-back Stanley Cups. Victor Hedman scored and added three assists as Tampa downed the Maple Leafs 5-3 to tie their first-round playoff series 1-1. The victory came after Toronto shut out the […]

Casey DeSmith keeps insisting the NHL playoffs are no different than any other game he’s ever played in his life. The Pittsburgh goaltender believes his job when he skates onto the ice at Madison Square Garden ice on Tuesday night when the Penguins open their first-round matchup with the New […]

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off their first-round NHL playoff series against Tampa Bay with a bang on Monday night with a 5-0 victory over the Lightning. Here’s a look at five things from before, during and after Game 1: PENALTY PARADE Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe […]

MONTREAL – Emotions ran high in Montreal on Sunday as thousands of Guy Lafleur’s fans gathered to pay tribute to the Montreal Canadiens legend. The almost three-hour-long lineup to enter the Bell Centre, the team’s current home, created a sense of camaraderie among fans of all ages – most of […]

GENEVA (AP) – Figure skating’s governing body has detailed a proposal to raise the athlete age limit to 17 at the Olympics and other interna- tional events. The proposal was expected even before 15-year-old Kamila Valieva’s doping case dominated the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics in February. The International […]

KAUFBEUREN, Germany – Joakim Kemell scored in overtime to complete a hat trick, and Finland came back to beat Canada 6-5 in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world men’s under-18 hockey championship. Canada looked to be in control when Connor Bedard scored his second goal of the game midway through […]

SEATTLE (AP) – Lias Andersson’s his first goal of the season for Los Angeles snapped a tie early in the third period and the Kings beat the Seattle Kraken 5-3 Wednesday night. Gabriel Vilardi, Phillip Danault, Trevor Moore and Andreas Athanasioiu also scored for playoff-bound Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick made […]

In enemy territory, and on the biggest stage for many of them, the young Toronto Raptors could have withered without their all-star point guard in Philadelphia on Monday night.  But in a season rife with injuries, the Raptors have learned to win with — and without — the guiding hand […]