National Sports

Canada is no stranger to facing the U.S. at the women's youth soccer level. It's just happening earlier than usual at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship.

Diana Matheson won the last of her 203 caps for Canada in a 1-0 win over Scotland at the Algarve Cup in March 2019.

Canadian Mackenzie Hughes never lost faith in his game, even as he struggled through five consecutive missed cuts to start 2020.

NASHVILLE — Teams don't score five goals in one period very often. Leon Draisaitl found a way to make the night even more memorable.

Monday's Games NHL Colorado 2 Detroit 1 Edmonton 8 Nashville 3 --- AHL Toronto 3 Texas 2 San Jose 2 Iowa 1 (OT) --- NBA Utah 126 Cleveland 113 Portland 130 Orlando 107 New York 125 Houston 123 Miami 105 Milwaukee 89 Memphis 127 Atlanta 88 Chicago 109

KINGSTON, Ont. — New to the territory, longtime curler Dale Kohlenberg walked into the Iqaluit Curling Club last fall and said he'd like to join a league and play on a competitive curling team.

Milan Lucic joked the Flames might want to stay in a hotel before their next game in Calgary. If it helps them duplicate large parts of the team's most recent road trip, the idea might be worth a shot.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Dale Tallon had a sinking feeling.

Upcoming world championships in Canadian cities have so far avoided cancellation, but the new coronavirus continues to lay waste to other sporting events around the world and impact Canadian athletes.

CALGARY — Canadian alpine skier Dustin Cook says he's retiring at the end of this season. After 12 years on the national team, the 31-year-old from Ottawa intends to make Sunday's super giant slalom in Kvitfjell, Norway, his swan song.