National Sports

Juraj Slafkovsky was an NHL draft pick , just like Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard.

VANCOUVER — Isaac Boehmer hasn't played much for the Vancouver Whitecaps this season.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Daniel Sprong made an impact in his first game in a Vancouver Canucks uniform. Sprong tied the game with just 14.

TOKYO — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Japan Open in the first round. Auger-Aliassime fell 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (5) to Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in a three-hour-12-minute match at Ariake Tennis Park on Thursday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An emotional video tribute to Johnny Gaudreau and 13 seconds of silence — for his uniform number — opened the Columbus Blue Jackets' first game at Nationwide Arena since the star player's death nearly a month ago.

CALGARY — Kevin Koe will skip a three-man curling team for now.

WINNIPEG — The fact that Neal Pionk has come to camp feeling better about himself is already starting to pay off.

CALGARY — Gabby Wood says her curling team is ready for anything this season after facing the No. 1 women's team in the world.

SAGINAW — Jack Nesbitt scored the overtime winner as the Windsor Spitfires defeated the Saginaw Spirit 5-4 in the first game of the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League regular season on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Recent call-up Jonatan Clase was given an opportunity to lead off for the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old outfielder took full advantage in a 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox that ended a five-game losing streak.