SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Tyler Toffoli scored two goals and had an assist and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in a shootout after blowing a late lead Thursday night. Collin Graf, Alexander Wennberg and William Eklund also scored for the Sharks, who led 5-3 with less than a minute left. John Tava...

DETROIT (AP) - Thomas Chabot and Tim Stutzle scored in the first period for Ottawa and the Senators held off the Detroit Red Wings in a 4-3 victory Thursday night. Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and David Perron and Michael Amadio also had goals for the Senators, who have won eight of their last 11 while holding the first...

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames intend to replicate the effort, but not the result. Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars belied the score as the Flames launched over 106 shot attempts, produced more high-danger chances and had two goals disallowed. Casey DeSmith's 46 saves and 32 blocked shots by Dallas contained Calga...

SEATTLE (AP) - Jaden Schwartz scored twice, linemates Jani Nyman and Matty Beniers scored 16 seconds apart and Joey Daccord made 36 saves to help the Seattle Kraken beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 on Thursday night and snap a three-game skid. Andre Burakovsky and Jared McCann also had goals for the Kraken, who scored five...

CALGARY - Dallas Stars goalie Casey DeSmith made 46 saves in a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday. Roope Hintz and Mikko Rantanen each had a goal and an assist for the Stars (47-21-4), who improved to 6-2-2 in their last 10 games and rank second in the NHL's Central Division with 10 games remaining in their re...

DETROIT (AP) - Thomas Chabot and Tim Stutzle scored in the first period for Ottawa and the Senators held off the Detroit Red Wings in a 4-3 victory Thursday night. Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and David Perron and Michael Amadio also had goals for the Senators, who have won eight of their last 11 while holding the first...

BOSTON (AP) - American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin sheepishly grinned when his closest rival, Japanese star Yuma Kagiyama, said what seems to be on everyone's minds these days: "I'm starting to think he's invincible." The 20-year-old Malinin certainly looked that way at the world championships Thurs...

BOSTON - Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps finished fifth at the world figure skating championships Thursday, missing the podium a year after capturing gold on home soil in Montreal. Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won their second world title with 219.79 points. They barely edged Germany's...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers got off to fast start in their first game after coach John Tortorella's morning firing, beating the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Thursday night. With Brad Shaw serving as interim coach, Philadelphia ended a six-game losing streak an...

HOUSTON (AP) - Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy wanted a final tune-up before the Masters and spent parts of the Thursday at the Houston Open under an umbrella in wind and rain that prevented anyone from getting too far away. Keith Mitchell made a late eagle and Ryan Gerard let a good start slip away by finishing wit...

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Charley Hull ended her long and active day without any blood seeping through her sock, only a bogey-free card of 9-under 63 that gave her a one-shot lead over Nanna Koertz Madsen in the opening round Thursday at the Ford Championship. Nelly Korda, returning to work after skipping the Asia swing, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Sidney Crosby broke an NHL record he shared with Wayne Gretzky for point-per-game consistency. By scoring 8:49 into the first period for Pittsburgh against Buffalo on Thursday night, Crosby registered his 80th point to assure he'll finish his 20th NHL season averaging at least a point per outing. T...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Sidney Crosby's career-long point-per-game consistency has broken an NHL record he shared with Wayne Gretzky. By scoring 8:49 into the first period for Pittsburgh against Buffalo on Thursday night, Crosby registered his 80th point to assure he'll finish his 20th NHL season averaging at least a poin...

TORONTO - At this point Tyler O'Neill isn't even trying to hit home runs on opening day, it just sort of happens. O'Neill went yard on opening day for a sixth consecutive year, adding to his Major League Baseball record set last season, to help the Baltimore Orioles crush the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday. O'Neill...

TORONTO - Cedric Mullins had two home runs and singled in another run for a total of five RBIs as the Baltimore Orioles routed the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday in Major League Baseball's opening day. Tyler O'Neill of Burnaby, B.C., hit a three-run homer in the third inning as Baltimore (1-0) built a quick six-run...

The war of words over Alphonso Davies' knee injury cooled somewhat Thursday with a conciliatory communique from the Canada captain's agent. In the wake of Bayern Munich's announcement Wednesday that Davies had torn his anterior cruciate ligament in Canada's 2-1 weekend win over the U.S. in the CONCACAF Nations League t...

BOSTON (AP) - Reigning world champion Ilia Malinin delivered a season-best short program on Thursday night, giving the young American star a slim lead over Japan's Yuma Kagiyama in what has quickly become a two-man race to this year's title. The 20-year-old Malinin delivered a pair of quads and a brilliant triple axel ...

There's labour harmony through the 2029 season and a search continues for a new CFL commissioner, but David Mackie hasn't had the luxury of time to settle into his new role as the CFL Players' Association's executive director. Mackie was hired Feb. 24 to replace Brian Ramsay, who left in August to take on the same post...

WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers knows he's on the verge of a career-high season for points, but a big celebration isn't around the corner. The speedy Winnipeg Jets forward views it as part of his evolution since joining the NHL club in 2015-16 after being drafted ninth overall in 2014. "It would mean a lot, of course, b...

MONTREAL - Danny Maciocia may have new responsibilities with the Montreal Alouettes, but that doesn't mean we'll see less of him on the field. "The day I start doing paperwork, it'll be time to move on," the Alouettes general manager said during a press conference Thursday at Olympic Stadium. In an organizati...

WINDSOR, Ont. - A woman has filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, alleging a 1984 sexual assault by former Windsor Spitfires players at a team party. The plaintiff, identified in court documents as "Jane Doe," claims she was incapacitated and assaulted at the home of a billet family and is...

TORONTO - Some Blue Jays fans booed the United States' national anthem at Toronto's home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. There were scattered but audible boos from the sold-out crowd at Rogers Centre as the "The Star-Spangled Banner" was sung by the 40-person ensemble from the local stage production of ...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have recalled goaltender Olivier Rodrigue from the American Hockey League on an emergency basis, the NHL team announced Thursday. The move comes after starting goaltender Stuart Skinner sustained an injury in the third period of Edmonton's 4-3 loss to visiting Dallas on Wednesday. Skinner...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have put out an aggressive but unorthodox lineup for their home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. Shortstop Bo Bichette, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and left-fielder Anthony Santander will be the first three up in Toronto's batting order in the matinee. Andres Gimenez will b...

TORONTO - The Grand Slam of Curling will hold an event outside of Canada for the first time next season. Organizers say the series will make a stop in Lake Tahoe, Nev., as part of a five-event schedule for the 2025-26 campaign. The 4,200-seat Tahoe Blue Event Center will host the GSOC Tahoe event from Nov. 4-9. The Sep...

TORONTO - Jayden Nelson and Ralph Priso, two young Canadians deemed surplus to requirements by Toronto FC, return to BMO Field on Saturday as members of the Vancouver Whitecaps. With the Whitecaps (4-1-0) atop the Western Conference and Toronto (0-4-1) second-from-last in the East, both will likely arrive with a smile ...

TORONTO - The winner of the 2025 Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes will earn a direct entry into the Breeders' Cup. Woodbine Entertainment announced Thursday the $750,000 turf race has been added to the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series as an official "Win and You're In" race. The new designation offers the winner an a...

The Canadian men's rugby team will host Belgium and Spain in Edmonton in July. The test matches, the first since Canada's tour of Romania in November, will mark the Canadian coaching debut of Australian Steve Meehan. Canada, currently ranked 24th by World Rugby, will face No. 22 Belgium on July 12 and No. 16 Spain on J...