National Sports

LONDON (AP) — German tennis legend Boris Becker has returned to Germany after serving eight months in prison in Britain, his lawyer said Thursday.

BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior legal adviser proposes the European Court of Justice recognize that FIFA-UEFA rules under which the Super League project should be subject to prior approval are compatible with EU competition law.

CALGARY — It took extra time, but the much improved Vancouver Canucks kept on rolling Wednesday night.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Chase Pauls and Cole Shepard both recorded a goal and an assist as the Lethbridge Hurricanes won their fifth straight, defeating the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-1 on Wednesday night.

SAGINAW, Mich. — Dean Loukus had two goals, Pavel Mintyukov notched four assists and the Saginaw Spirit rolled past the Flint Firebirds 5-1 on Wednesday night. Calem Mangone, Zayne Parekh and Joey Willis added the others for Saginaw (20-9-2).

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are looking to take what they can get, however it comes. Ottawa survived a late rally from the Montreal Canadiens and picked up its third straight win with a 3-2 victory Wednesday night. The win also put the Senators at .

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors' problems with consistency continue, and veteran guard Fred VanVleet said now it's a fine line between being serious about the losses and not slipping into negativity.

HALIFAX — Alex Mercier netted the game-winning goal 3:52 into overtime as the Moncton Wildcats defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 4-3 on Wednesday. Alexis Daniel, Vincent Labelle and Maxim Barbashev added the others for Moncton (15-12-0-2).

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin becoming just the third NHL player with 800 goals has put him on the verge taking his next big step in hockey history. Ovechkin is just two goals from passing Gordie Howe for second on the career list. “Mr.

MONTREAL — It began with laughter, singing and chanting Wednesday in Montreal's Little Maghreb neighbourhood, but after France went ahead 2-0 late in their World Cup semifinal, fans of Morocco had to accept their team's dream run was over.