National Sports

Merger talk, equality on the minds of players at CWHL all-star game

TORONTO — Natalie Spooner dreams of a day when women's professional hockey players won't have to rush home from work to make it to practice.

Jan 20, 2019 2:13 PM Read more >

Ji survives cold and wind to win LPGA Tour opener

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea outlasted the cold and wind to close with a 1-under 70 and win the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions by two shots Sunday in the LPGA Tour season opener.

Jan 20, 2019 2:01 PM Read more >

School where fans displayed Trump flag pulls out of MLK game

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota high school where fans displayed a President Donald Trump re-election flag has pulled out of a basketball invitational hosted by a Minneapolis school on Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 20, 2019 1:21 PM Read more >

Amid injury crisis, Tottenham finds scoring hero in Winks

With Tottenham's attacking options getting increasingly thin amid a striker crisis, Mauricio Pochettino is going to need goals from unlikely sources to keep alive his team's hopes of silverware this season.

Jan 20, 2019 11:42 AM Read more >

Nguyen, Chartrand will lead Canada's team at the world championships

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Patrick Chan texted Mike Slipchuk during the men's free program at the Canadian figure skating championships on Saturday night. Canada's three-time world champion wanted Slipchuk to pass along a message to young Stephen Gogolev.

Jan 20, 2019 11:18 AM Read more >

Skaters stranded in Saint John, NB, amid storm on last day of championships

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Many Canadian figure skaters are stranded in Saint John, N.B., amid a winter storm on the last day of the national skating championships. More than half of the flights out of the city's airport were cancelled due to the weather.

Jan 20, 2019 9:42 AM Read more >

Canada's Phelan and Serwa win first World Cup medals of ski-cross season

IDRE FJALL, Sweden — Canadians Britt Phelan, Kelsey Serwa, and Marielle Thompson raced into the World Cup big final in ski cross action on Sunday, placing second, third, and fourth, respectively. Switzerland's Fanny Smith took gold.

Jan 20, 2019 8:40 AM Read more >

LeBron, pickle juice help Tiafoe reach Australian Open QFs

MELBOURNE, Australia — Frances Tiafoe just kept shaking his head and calling the whole thing "crazy" and "unbelievable." Which it all kind of is. That he reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal on his 21st birthday by beating No.

Jan 20, 2019 7:27 AM Read more >

Where did the Whitecaps go? Vancouver's former stars find new homes

VANCOUVER — A number of familiar faces will be missing when the Vancouver Whitecaps start training camp this week. The club has parted ways with 18 players since finishing last season two spots out of playoff position with a 13-13-8 record.

Jan 20, 2019 4:00 AM Read more >

Flames use five different goal scorers to beat Oilers 5-2

EDMONTON — The Calgary Flames are getting some offence from just about everyone at the moment.

Jan 19, 2019 10:33 PM Read more >