National Sports

Mark Messier owns six Stanley Cup rings. He's also been on teams where the next victory feels like it might never arrive. That's exactly where the Edmonton Oilers were at a month into the NHL season.

TORONTO — Most Canadian companies locked in their Super Bowl ad space long before anyone knew the Kansas City Chiefs would make it to the final match, but experts say many of those brands will be looking to score big with the audience drawn in by the

TORONTO — A southwestern Ontario police chief's apology this week for the time it took to lay sexual assault charges against five professional hockey players marked an important step in acknowledging harm but lacked key elements needed to demonstrate

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Five players scored twice as the North Bay Battalion trounced the Niagara IceDogs 12-1 on Thursday in the Ontario Hockey League.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Toronto's Summer McIntosh defeated all-time great Katie Ledecky of the United States in the women's 800-metre freestyle and set a Canadian record in the process.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Konecny had a goal, an assist and a fight in the first period — known as a “Gordie Howe hat trick” — to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 victory over the slumping Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand and Danton Heinen scored short-handed in the first period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Thursday night in a matchup of the NHL’s top two teams.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves, Connor Zary and Andrew Mangiapane each had a goal and an assist and the Calgary Flames defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Thursday night for their third straight win.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sahith Theegala spent time with his parents in the players' dining room and grabbed a bite to eat during what ended up being a long weather delay.