National Sports

TORONTO — D.J. Smith is confident his group can go on a run in the second half of the season. The Senators head coach got an effort against one of the NHL's top teams he'll hope to bottle moving forward.

CHICOUTIMI, Que. — William Rousseau stopped all 20 shots he faced as the Quebec Remparts shut out the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 5-0 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Rahm made an impressive charge up the leaderboard on his favorite course with a 6-under 66 on Friday, which is now moving day at Torrey Pines, to pull within two shots of leader Sam Ryder after the third round of the Farmers Insu

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Devin (The Canadian Assassin) Gibson suffered his first loss as a bare knuckle fighter Friday night, beaten by American Albert Inclan at BKFC 35.

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Canada's Mirela Rahneva slid to a bronze medal Friday in women's skeleton competition at the bobsled and skeleton world championships.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long accustomed to being recognized in most every rink he enters in Canada, Paul Henderson enjoys attending his grandson’s college hockey games in relative anonymity while seated with his wife Eleanor in Section 10 of Buffalo’s Harborcenter.

VANCOUVER — It's little wonder Andrei Kuzmenko captured the hearts of Vancouver Canucks fans so quickly.

Toronto FC filled its gaping hole in goal Friday, signing U.S. international Sean Johnson through 2024. The 33-year-old free agent, who spent the last six seasons with New York City FC, is entering his 14th season in Major League Soccer.

Canada is getting its wish to play more top-tier competition ahead of the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup.

MONTREAL — As the third week of CF Montreal’s training camp draws to an end, the Major League Soccer club's turbulent off-season continues to draw attention away from the implementation of new head coach Hernan Losada’s tactical philosophy.