National Sports

TORONTO — Auston Matthews says the last month has been torture watching his Toronto Maple Leafs. The team's star centre jumped right back in the action without missing a beat Wednesday.

TORONTO — Logan Couture doesn't like how his team has played on its current road trip. And he's tired of waiting for the Sharks to turn things around.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Canada will finish no higher than third at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup after losing 1-0 to Mexico in Wednesday's semifinal.

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Marie-Michele Gagnon's last attempt to race in Lake Louise, Alta., was calamitous, but the Canadian skier returns still determined to be a downhiller.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators fired back at Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson after he told reporters on Wednesday the NHL team wanted the city to pay for an arena on a piece of land controlled by a Crown corporation.

As soon as Dave Pszenyczny started reading Dan Carcillo's tweets, he knew he had to speak with his dad and his wife.

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry drilled a deep three-pointer during the Toronto Raptors' second-half comeback on Tuesday, arching back and kicking up his heels as he launched it.

David Defiagbon, the last Canadian boxer to win an Olympic medal, has died at age 48. The Clark County Coroner Office in Las Vegas said Defiagbon died on Saturday. The cause of death was not yet known.

Jeff Skinner was answering questions after practice earlier this week when it was mentioned long-suffering Buffalo Sabres fans would probably like to see the pending unrestricted free agent stick around beyond this season. All he could do was smile.

TORONTO — The league's hottest team versus the two-time reigning NBA champion.