National Sports

Shock, then excitement. Those were the feelings of 16-year-old Victoria Vergos when finding out female boxing was being held at the 2023 Canada Winter Games for the first time.

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid, Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark and Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson have been named the NHL three stars of the week.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks acquired a 2023 second-round draft pick from the Edmonton Elks on Monday for the rights to Canadian linebacker Woodly Appolon.

MONTREAL — General Manager Kent Hughes has stayed in Montreal as his Canadiens begin a four-game road trip through the NHL's Western Conference.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — In just 12 months, Manchester United has gone from jeers to cheers.

LONDON (AP) — Marcus Rashford has been credited with Manchester United's second goal in the club's 2-0 League Cup final win against Newcastle .

TORONTO — James Click was named the vice-president of baseball strategy for the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.

KAMLOOPS — Kerri Einarson's curling team achieved a Canadian women's championship four-peat Sunday with a 10-4 win over Manitoba's Jennifer Jones.

Kerri Einarson's Team Canada crew has won its fourth consecutive Canadian women's curling championship. Einarson, from Gimli, Manitoba, defeated Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg 10-4 in tonight's final in Kamloops, B.C.

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — The defending champion New York Ironworkers ran in six tries en route to a lopsided 39-3 victory over Toronto on Sunday, dropping the Arrows to 0-2-0 in Major League Rugby play. Toronto lost its season opener 17-10 at Rugby ATL.