National Sports

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Mikhail Sergachev two games for an illegal check to the head of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner.

Carey Price is preparing to return to the Montreal Canadiens. Habs head coach Dominique Ducharme has confirmed that the superstar goalie will rejoin the team on Monday.

OTTAWA — It’s finally Duck season for the Ottawa Redblacks.

VANCOUVER — Former Canadian Football League wide receiver Joshua Boden has been found guilty of the second-degree murder of a Burnaby woman. The B.C. Prosecution Service confirms Boden was found guilty in B.C.

Spencer Jones' road to the Canadian rugby team took him to New Zealand, Europe, Texas and then Victoria. And now Portugal. The 24-year-old Jones will start at fly half Saturday when 23rd-ranked Canada takes on No. 19 Portugal in Lisbon.

No Canadian has ever won the Bassmasters Classic but Jeff Gustafson now faces a lot more competition in the race to be the first. On Wednesday, Dovetail Games released the virtual fishing simulator "Bassmaster Fishing 2022.

CHESTERMERE, Alta. — Brad Gushue and Tracy Fleury made it into the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam of Curling's National event Thursday. Gushue, a three-time Canadian men's champion from St. John's, N.L.

CALGARY — Defenceman Miro Heiskanen continued his breakout season with a three-point game for the Dallas Stars in 4-3 overtime win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday. Jamie Benn scored the overtime winner.

TORONTO — Having watched his team fumble away a 5-on-3 power play in the first period against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe had a simple message for his ultra-skilled forward group when Toronto got

MONTREAL — Brock Nelson's first four-goal night of his NHL career was the difference in the New York Islanders' 6-2 thumping of the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.