National Sports

LA LIBERTAD — Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks advanced to the round of 16 at the Surf City El Salvador Pro on Thursday.

ORLANDO — Canadian underdog Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy gave unbeaten Russian featherweight Movlid (Killer) Khaybulaev a scare but ended up on the wrong end of a split decision Thursday in the first round of the Professional Fighters League World Tournament

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Brooke Henderson needed only 27 holes to win two matches. The Canadian needs to win one more to be assured of reaching the weekend at the T-Mobile Match Play.

OTTAWA — Linus Ullmark made 31 saves as the Ottawa Senators earned a 2-1 victory to snap the Tampa Bay Lightning's four-game winning streak on Thursday.

Hannah Miller chose to reflect more on her selection to Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship than the International Ice Hockey Federation rule that knocked her off it. The 29-year-old forward from North Vancouver, B.C.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sam Ryder wasn't sure his neck would feel good enough for him to play Thursday in the Valero Texas Open.

VANCOUVER — Returning to B.C. Place is a bit surreal for Casey Stoney. Ten years ago, she played there as part of the England squad that finished third in the 2015 World Cup.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks have signed head coach Bob Dyce to a contract extension through the 2026 CFL season, the team announced Thursday. Dyce, 59, of Winnipeg, begins his third full season on Ottawa's sideline.

Alex Russell will captain Canada in the final round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Krakow, Poland, where the Canadian men will look to take a step closer to regaining their spot in the elite HSBC SVNS circuit.

Former Toronto Argonauts president Brian Cooper has no doubt the Canadian Football League got it right hiring longtime television executive Stewart Johnston as its new commissioner. The CFL announced Johnston's appointment Wednesday.