National Sports

ESPOO, Finland — Tradition and ritual are building blocks in a hockey team's culture. Almost three decades after the first women's world hockey championship in Ottawa, certain rites are ingrained in the Canadian team.

HONG KONG — Fiji won a record fifth Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday, beating France 21- 7 in the final at Hong Kong Stadium. Canada finished at the other end of the standing, tied for 15th after losing 29-14 to Wales in the 13th-place semifinal.

NEW YORK — Canadian wrestler Bret "The Hitman" Hart was tackled by a spectator Saturday while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK — Bret "The Hitman" Hart is OK after the famous wrestler was tackled by a spectator while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at Barclays Center.

NEW YORK — The Winnipeg Jets will begin their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series Wednesday while the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames play their respective Game 1's on Thursday.

HONG KONG — Justin Douglas scored a pair of tries in Canada's 29-14 loss to Wales on Sunday in a placement game at the HSBC Sevens Series stop in Hong Kong. Douglas now has 133 career tries for Canada.

ST. LOUIS — Jordan Binnington is not ready for his whirlwind rookie season to come to an end. Binnington stopped both shots he faced in the shootout, and the St.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Winnipeg Jets got the victory they wanted in the regular-season finale.

CALGARY — The Edmonton Oilers believe they received relatively good news after Connor McDavid left Saturday's season finale with a leg injury. After a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames, the Oilers said X-rays on McDavid's left leg came back negative.

MINNEAPOLIS — For those who thought Texas Tech only plays defence , it's time to meet Matt Mooney.