National Sports

PARIS (AP) — Tennis legend and LGBTQ rights activist Billie Jean King received France’s highest civilian honor, the Legion of Honor, on Friday.

Kadri and Francouz have helped to put the Oilers into a 0-2 series hole and the Rangers are looking to go up 2-0 on the defending champs.

DENVER — The Edmonton Oilers felt pretty good about Thursday's first period.

OTTAWA — Canada's sports minister has ordered a forensic audit of Hockey Canada after the organization recently settled a lawsuit with a woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by multiple members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team.

NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year.

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) — Sweden’s Ingrid Lindblad shot the lowest round by an amateur in the 77-year history of the U.S. Women's Open, a 6-under 65 that gave her the early lead Thursday at Pine Needles.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Just being at the Memorial was a reminder how far Cameron Young has come in the last year. Being part of a six-way tie for the lead Thursday was another reminder how well he is playing.

TORONTO — Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah admitted he was thinking about a complete game Thursday as the White Sox were trying to make a comeback attempt in the eighth inning.

BLAINE, Minn. — Kelly Gorbatenko scored the winning goal as the United States beat Canada 3-1 Thursday in a tune-up game ahead of the under-18 women's hockey championship. Emma Peschel also scored for the U.S.

TORONTO — Dustin Johnson was once the face of the RBC Canadian Open but years after he won the men's national golf championship his sudden withdrawal from the PGA Tour event isn't having a significant impact on the tournament's ticket sales.