National Sports

New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner, New York Rangers centre Mika Zibanejad and Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane have been named the NHL's three stars for the week ending on Sunday.

NEW YORK — Centre Jack Hughes and right-winger Kaapo Kakko are the top-ranked players on the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's mid-season rankings released on Monday. Hughes, from Orlando, Fla.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat to a two-year extension. The 28-year-old native of Dallas has spent the past two seasons with the Bombers.

MELBOURNE, Australia — As Serena Williams made her way out to the Australian Open's main court during pre-match introductions, the voice booming over the stadium's speakers implored spectators to welcome "the world's No.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Kaetlyn Osmond has a world title, Olympic medals of every colour, and she accomplished it all after rebounding from a gruesome broken leg that almost made her quit figure skating.

TORONTO — Mike Babcock felt his team didn't have a lot of luck. John Tavares thought there were a lot of things to build on. But in the end, all Sunday amounted to was another loss for the scuffling Maple Leafs.

EDMONTON — Nino Niederreiter and Lucas Wallmark each had a pair of goals and Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes scored early and cruised to a 7-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada's Milos Raonic is moving on to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open after a dominant performance in the Round of 16. The 28-year-old Raonic downed world No.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Alberta skip Selena Sturmay posted an 8-3 win over Sarah Daniels of B.C. on Sunday to stay undefeated at the 2019 Canadian junior curling championship. Alberta is 3-0 through two days of competition to sit alone atop Group A.

Sunday's Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Chicago 8, Washington 5 N.Y.