National Sports

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Peiyun Chien shot a 5-under 67 on a rainy Thursday in the transplanted Chevron Championship to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s first major of the year.

MONCTON, N.B. — Mathis Rousseau delivered a 25-save shutout and the Halifax Mooseheads took a commanding 3-1 series lead with a 3-0 win over the Moncton Wildcats on Thursday.

TORONTO — Victor Hedman missed Game 2 of the Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an undisclosed injury.

Count Dana White among those happy to see the UFC return to Canada, via UFC 289 in Vancouver. "I love Canada. I love that place. I love doing events there," White said in an interview Thursday. "I can't wait to get back to Toronto.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Maz Scherzer was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday following his ejection for having a foreign substance on his hand during a game.

General secretary Earl Cochrane has followed former president Nick Bontis in leaving Canada Soccer against the backdrop of the lengthy, bitter labour dispute with the men's and women's national teams.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers power play is good — really good. But it might be their penalty-killing that will determine if they get past the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs.

Curtis Dickson is ready to get a measure of redemption on field lacrosse's highest stage.

LAS VEGAS — Looking like an extra in a horror movie, Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron said the reaction to his new-look forehead has been varied.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks are making a change to their coaching staff. Assistant coach Jason King will not return to the team next season, general manager Patrik Allvin announced Thursday. King, of Corner Brook, N.L.