National Sports

Laurent Courtois is aware of the early-season pattern. CF Montreal’s coach hopes his squad can nip it in the bud as soon as Saturday night against Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer play.

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Brad Gushue's Canadian team bounced back from a tough loss at the world men's curling championship by surging into the semifinals with a pair of tidy six-end victories. Gushue and his St. John's, N.L.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is among the nominees for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy revealed by the Professional Hockey Writers Association on Friday.

Canada coach Bev Priestman finds herself having to play injury Whac-A-Mole in the lead-up to this summer's Paris Olympics.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 on Friday for violating injury reporting rules by initially listing Joel Embiid as out in a game he later played in.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A judge denied a request by Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco to suspend required monthly meetings with Dominican authorities investigating allegations he had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl

The Canadian men's soccer team could have a summer to remember this year, with games against the top two teams in the world. The 49th-ranked Canadians are working on a friendly with second-ranked France ahead of taking part in Copa America in June.

BANGKOK — Calgary's Jake (The One) Peacock won his Muay Thai debut in One Championship on Friday, earning a unanimous decision over Japanese bantamweight Kohei (Samurai Warrior) Shinjo.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The child who wanted Zach Edey's autograph during his Purdue recruiting trip apparently saw something others missed. Big Maple was destined to be a basketball star.

FLINT, Mich. — Denver Barkey scored with 1:17 left in the third period as the London Knights edged the Flint Firebirds 3-2 on Thursday to advance in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. London won the first-round series in four straight games.