National Sports

OTTAWA — Call it a missed opportunity. The Ottawa Senators had the chance to sweep their five-game homestand, but instead fell 4-2 to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

TAMPICO, Mexico — Rebecca Marino got the better of Leylah Fernandez in their all-Canadian quarterfinal at the Abierto Tampico WTA 125 tournament with a 6-3, 6-3 win on Thursday. Marino won 72.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Anderson scored with just under four minutes remaining, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Brendan Gallagher and Kaiden Guhle also scored for the Canadiens.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have sent goalie Michael DiPietro and defensive prospect Jonathan Myrenberg to the Boston Bruins in exchange for forward Jack Studnicka.

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) — Arjun Atwal went to Bermuda without having competed in the three months since his father died and without the guarantee of a tee time.

VANCOUVER — A First Nations chief says an Indigenous-led bid to host the 2030 Olympics in British Columbia is over after the province declined its support.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The quadruple Axel is a love/hate thing for Canadian figure skater Keegan Messing. "I see it — and I just want to quit," he said, with a laugh.

Calgary Stampeders co-owner Kevin Bennett has died, the team announced on Thursday. He was 65. Bennett had a successful career in Calgary’s oil and gas industry and in 2005 he was part of a local group that purchased the Stampeders.

WINNIPEG — Jackson Jeffcoat and Brandon Alexander don’t want B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke to continue where he left off.

OTTAWA — Four former members of the national water polo team have filed a $5.5-million lawsuit against Water Polo Canada.