National Sports

TORONTO — Put a star soccer striker and world-ranked tennis player together and what have you got? One competitive couple, when it comes to Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore and world No. 8 Sloane Stephens.

TORONTO — Nick DeLeon will see a lot of familiar faces Wednesday when D.C. United visits BMO Field. He wants to beat them all.

Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beating series winner on Sunday gave the Toronto Raptors a prime spot on sports radio and television highlight shows across the continent that night and the following day.

Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau doesn't want to be labelled a leader. Instead, he wants his teammates to see him as "a brother on the field" who'll fight for them and have their backs.

REGINA — Punter Jon Ryan has returned home. The 37-year-old Regina native signed a one-year deal with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Tuesday.

CALGARY — Dale Hunter will be Canada's head coach at the 2020 world junior hockey championship.

For some women hockey players, the price for demanding a professional league that pays could be not getting a chance to play in it. About 200 women vow to not play in any North American league next season until they get the league they want.

TORONTO — Head coach Patrice Gheisar and his players have been waiting for this day for three months.

Monday's Games World Hockey Championship At Kosice, Slovakia United States 3 Finland 2 (OT) Canada 6 Slovakia 5 At Bratislava, Slovakia Russia 3 Czech Republic 0 Sweden 9 Norway 1 --- Stanley Cup Playoffs St.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After the San Jose Sharks relied on a usual suspect to tie the game, the St. Louis Blues took back momentum with a tiebreaking goal from a most unlikely source.