National Sports

OTTAWA — A spring storm that's expected to hammer the Ottawa area on Wednesday is an unwelcome reality for Chris Wynn, the senior director of operations at TD Place.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs held the team's annual Pride night celebration Tuesday — minus themed warmup jerseys.

OTTAWA — Canada's Caleb Flaxey looks like his head is on a swivel from his perch on the coach's bench at the world men's curling championship.

WINNIPEG — Head coach Rick Bowness is predicting an intensity similar to an NHL playoff-series clincher when his Winnipeg Jets host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps know what they're up against.

NEW YORK (AP) — A year removed from a labor lockout that postponed opening day, major league players are enjoying their biggest salary spike in more than two decades. The average Major League Baseball salary was up 11.1% to a record $4.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Canada's Leylah Fernandez beat Russia's Evgeniya Rodina in the round of 64 at the Charleston Open on Tuesday, winning 6-3, 6-2. Fernandez hit three aces and won four breakpoints en route to victory at the Althea Gibson Club Court.

TORONTO — The women's hockey world came together for the unveiling of a new exhibit at the Hockey Hall of Fame celebrating the sport's history.

Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky says she has emerged from a medical ordeal that started in mid-December when she found out she had COVID. The 30-year-old from Kitchener, Ont.

Canada women's basketball player Laeticia Amihere is declaring for the upcoming WNBA draft.