ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE - The 2026 women's world hockey championship will be held in April two months after the Olympic Games conclude in Milan-Cortina, Italy. There wasn't a women's championship in the same calendar year as a Winter Games until 2022, when Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark, hosted the tournament Aug...

VANCOUVER - Sam Adekugbe has spent the last six weeks rooting for the Vancouver Whitecaps as the club surges up the Major League Soccer standings. What the left back really wants, though, is to get back on the field. "(Ryan Gauld) and I were talking the other day - we feel like cheerleaders. And we're just eager t...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, showcasing their greatness in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin finished his record-breaking season by netting his 897th career goal in the second period. Crosby, meanwhi...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sam Morton and Zayne Parekh scored in their NHL debuts, Nazem Kadri had two goals and the Calgary Flames beat the playoff-bound Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Thursday night in the regular-season finale. Taylor Ward scored in his NHL debut for the Kings, whose four-game winning streak ended with only their...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The New York Yankees were winners as visitors in their spring training home for the first time. New York was back at Steinbrenner Field for a four-game series against the displaced Tampa Bay Rays, who are using their AL East rival's ballpark for their home games this season. Ben Rice had his first bi...

NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL said the New York Rangers informed the league last year they were looking into sexual assault allegations by a team employee against player Artemi Panarin after a report detailing the situation and settlement payments made to the woman surfaced Thursday. "The club retained an outside law fi...

OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk says he's ready to go. After missing the Senators' last eight games with an upper-body injury, the Ottawa captain returned to the lineup for Thursday's regular-season finale against Carolina but didn't finish the night. Tkachuk sat out the third period of the Senators' 7-5 victory after taking a ...

TORONTO - Craig Berube wanted to finish Thursday night healthy. That mission accomplished, the Maple Leafs and their head coach can now solely focus on what the group has been working toward all season - the Stanley Cup playoffs. A mouth-watering first-round matchup awaits. Toronto came back from a 3-1 deficit in Thurs...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, showcasing their greatness in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin finished his record-breaking season by netting his 897th career goal in the second period. Crosby, meanwhi...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Yan Liu birdied the final three holes in chilly conditions Thursday afternoon for a 9-under 63 and a share of the first-round lead with Ashleigh Buhai in the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship. With the temperature barely reaching 60 degrees (15.5 degrees Celsius) at El Caballero Country Club, Liu ...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators tuned up for the post-season on Thursday night with a 7-5 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in the regular-season finale for both teams. Star forward Brady Tkachuk returned to the Ottawa lineup after missing eight games with an upper-body injury. However, he took a stick to the face at 14:53...

TORONTO - Scott Laughton scored 56 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in the regular-season finale for both teams Thursday. Auston Matthews, Philippe Myers and Chris Tanev had the other goals for Toronto (52-26-4). Joseph Woll stopped 31 shots. Mitch Marner had two assists...

TORONTO - Pakistan's Naseem Shah, England's Alex Hales and Australia's Chris Lynn are among the more than 1,350 cricketers who have put their hands up for the new Canada Super 60 league, organizers say. The league features the short-form 10-over version of the game. Matches last about 90 minutes with each team batting ...

Canadian featherweight Gavin (Guv'nor) Tucker has been added to the UFC 315 card in Montreal for a bout with South Korean JeongYeong (Korean Tiger) Lee. Tucker is the sixth Canadian on the May 10 card at the Bell Centre. It's the UFC's first show in Montreal since UFC 186 in April 2015 when then-flyweight champion Deme...

KAMLOOPS - Jack Maryniuk and Alivia English bolted through fresh air on Wednesday (April 16) at Hillside Stadium - the Kamloops and Track and Field Club runners and hurdlers relishing the start of outdoor season. "Just the atmosphere, the people," said English, a Grade 9 student at South Kamloops Secondary. &...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Justin Thomas had a round to match the immaculate weather Thursday at Harbour Town with 11 birdies that allowed him to tie the course record with a 10-under 61 to lead the RBC Heritage. The best shot he hit all day was an 8-iron that dropped near the pin and settled 5 feet away. He misse...

WINNIPEG - If hockey fans enjoyed the duel between the pipes in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, a sequel of sorts is just around the corner. Winnipeg Jets star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and St. Louis Blues veteran Jordan Binnington are feature performers when the teams' first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs begins S...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester United blew a two-goal lead and then came back from 4-2 down in extra time to secure a place in the Europa League semifinals on Thursday. In a remarkable match at Old Trafford, United won 5-4 on the night and 7-6 on aggregate. United had led 2-0 at halftime, but then conceded twice...

CONCACAF has handed Canada coach Jesse Marsch a two-game ban resulting from his ejection during the third-place game against the U.S. last month at the CONCACAF Nations League. In addition to the automatic one-game ban for the red card, Marsch was given another game by the CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee "for unac...

ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE - Jennifer Gardiner and Sarah Fillier each scored twice for Canada in a 9-1 quarterfinal win over Japan at the women's world hockey championship Thursday. Claire Thompson had a goal and two assists. Julia Gosling, Emily Clark, Ella Shelton and Sophie Jaques also scored and Renata Fast had thre...

TORONTO - A lot has happened to Mikey Sullivan since being taken out of the University of Pittsburgh by Toronto FC in the second round (39th overall) of the MLS SuperDraft in December. "A player we're really excited about," Toronto technical director Sean Rubio said at the time. Sullivan turned heads at train...

EDMONTON - Alberta's transportation minister is asking the city of Edmonton to cancel an ongoing bike lane project, saying the city should be working to increase vehicle capacity rather than reduce it. Devin Dreeshen says the city's multi-year plan to build 30 blocks of bike lanes on the city's north side will have a n...

TORONTO - After kicking off in Vancouver, the Northern Super League spotlight shifts to BMO Field on Saturday when AFC Toronto hosts Montreal Roses FC. "It's been a long time coming with the time we've spent on the project," Toronto sporting director Billy Wilson, a member of the franchise's founding ownershi...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned utility player Davis Schneider to Triple-A Buffalo, the team announced Thursday. The 26-year-old has a .067 batting average in 10 games and 15 at-bats for the Blue Jays this season. He has just one hit, one RBI and two runs. Schneider hit .191 last sesaon in 135 games for T...

NEW YORK - The Presidents' Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets will kick off the Canadian slate of NHL playoff games. The Jets open their first-round series against the St. Louis Blues at home on Saturday, with Game 2 at Canada Life Centre on Monday. If needed, Game 5 will be April 30 in Winnipeg, Game 6 in St. Louis on May 2...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Neal Pionk to a six-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$7 million per year and begins in 2025-26. Pionk had 39 points (10 goals, 29 assists) in 69 games for the Presidents' Trophy-winning Jets this seaso...

MONTREAL - Marinette Pichon has never shied away from a challenge. Widely regarded as the first French female soccer star, Pichon also made a difference off the field by championing women's and LGBTQ rights throughout her playing career in the 1990s and 2000s. Now she's helping make history in Canada as sporting direct...

Fubo Canada has retained the rights to the English Premier League with a new multi-year deal. The streaming service has been the Canadian home of the top-tier English soccer league since the 2022-23 season. The new agreement begins with the 2025-26 campaign. The Premier League says its product is available to watch in ...