National Sports

ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — The Professional Women's Hockey League was just a few months old when it paused for the 2024 women's world hockey championship.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Eetu Luostarinen scored about a minute into the third period, and the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Tuesday night and helping the reigning Stanley Cup champions snap a five-game losing streak.

OTTAWA — For the first time in eight years, playoff hockey is returning to Canada’s capital.

Michael Wakefield wants the Ottawa Redblacks to adopt a road-warrior mentality in 2025. Ottawa boasted the CFL's best home record last year at 7-1-1 but was 2-7-0 away from TD Place.

SAINT PAUL — Longtime NHL executive Ray Shero, who led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a Stanley Cup title in 2009, has died. He was 62. Shero's passing was first announced by the Minnesota Wild. No cause of death was provided.

ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Goaltender Kristen Campbell will start for Canada in its women's world hockey championship opener Thursday against Finland.

TORONTO — Ontario is open to a compromise with the City of Toronto on plans to remove three bicycle lanes, the transportation minister's office said.

Golf is never far from Josh Muise's mind, no matter the weather in Lunenburg, N.S.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers posted a $7-million operating profit last season, the CFL club announced Wednesday. The community-owned franchise released its 2024 annual report, which also included a $7.

Canada will train in Halifax ahead of the Canadian Shield soccer tournament in June in Toronto.