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MONCTON — Rudy Guimond made 29 saves in leading the Moncton Wildcats to a 4-1 Game 2 win over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Sunday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action.

BRANTFORD — Nick Lardis scored a hat trick, Patrick Thomas had a goal and four assists and the Brantford Bulldogs defeated the Oshawa Generals 8-5 on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action.

ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Canada beat the United States in women's world hockey championship finals after dropping a preliminary-round game to the Americans two of the last three years. The reverse occurred in 2023 when the U.S.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Myles Straw drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to cap a comeback that carried the Toronto Blue Jays past the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Sunday.

OTTAWA — Taking a punch to the head isn’t usually cause for celebration, but for Nick Cousins, it brought a smile.

The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Atro Leppanen to a one-year entry-level contract, the team announced Sunday. The deal is for the 2025-26 season. Leppanen comes in following two seasons with Vaasan Sport in Finland's Liiga.

OTTAWA — Tim Stutzle capped a two-goal effort with the power-play winner 1:40 into overtime to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 comeback win over the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday afternoon.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors signed centre Colin Castleton , the team announced Sunday. The length of the contract and financial details of it were undisclosed.

TOKYO — Canada fell 2-1 in its tie against Japan on Sunday, snapping its four-year streak of making the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

TORONTO — Martin St. Louis was disappointed with the result. The Canadiens head coach also took a lot of positives — and a crucial point in the standings — from Saturday's tough ask at Scotiabank Arena.