CALGARY - Dan Vladar matched up for the first time against his old goaltending partner Jacob Markstrom, and he won in style with a shutout. Vladar made 22 stops as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game losing skid with a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday. "This is a nice day for me, especially agai...

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) - Florida captain Aleksander Barkov had a goal and three assists in his return to his hometown, Sam Reinhart scored twice and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 6-4 on Friday night. Finnish players put on a show. Barkov had four points, Anton Lundell had a goal, and Niko Mikkola had an assist for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Canada's Christine Sinclair scored in her celebratory retirement match and the Portland Thorns clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over Angel City on Friday night. Sinclair, who is playing in her final season, scored in the 16th minute in front of 23,212 fans at Providence Park. Sophia Smit...

CALGARY - Blake Coleman scored twice as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game losing streak on Friday with a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils. The other goal for Calgary (6-4-1) came from Jonathan Huberdeau, who scored just 28 seconds after Coleman had broken a scoreless tie at 14:26 of the third period. New Jer...

TORONTO - LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers had to pay their respects to Vince Carter, too. James and teammate Anthony Davis both praised Carter after their 131-125 win over the Raptors on Friday. Carter will become the first player in Raptors history to have his jersey retired in a pre-game ceremony on Saturday....

NEW YORK (AP) - Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere scored, Igor Shesterkin stopped 40 shots and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Friday night. Panarin scored his team-best seventh goal 3:03 into the game, beating Senators goalie Linus Ullmark with a low shot. Alexis Lafreniere made it 2-0 on the p...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Nikolaj Ehlers scored three goals for his fifth career hat trick and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 Friday night to stay perfect on the road. Mason Appleton and Gabriel Vilardi also scored, Josh Morrissey had a power-play goal and an assist, and Ehlers added an assist for Win...

VANCOUVER - A good game is no longer enough for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Heading into a do-or-die playoff matchup against Los Angeles FC on Sunday, the 'Caps know they need to be at their best. "We've just realized that it's not enough to play well against these guys. Because if we just play well, it'll finish lik...

TORONTO - Ja'Kobe Walter may make his NBA debut for the Toronto Raptors tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers. The 20-year-old shooting guard missed the Raptors training camp, pre-season, and first five games of the regular-season with a sprained shoulder. Toronto head coach Darko Rajakovic said during his pre-game me...

VANCOUVER - Dakota Joshua still struggles to put into words what it felt like to receive the news. The Vancouver Canucks winger knew something was wrong, but hearing the doctor's diagnosis of testicular cancer was scary. "Kind of something you can't be prepared for. But the support from my family, friends, the fan...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are in unfamiliar territory as they return to the playoffs for the first time since 2018. Ottawa takes on the Toronto Argonauts in the East Division semifinal Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. It will mark the first time since joining the league in 2014 that the Redblacks have played a post...

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) - Florida captain Aleksander Barkov had a goal and three assists in his return to his hometown, Sam Reinhart scored twice and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 6-4 on Friday night. Finnish players put on a show. Barkov had four points, Anton Lundell had a goal, and Niko Mikkola had an assist for ...

CALGARY - Blake Coleman believes his Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund can beat the franchise record for most games played. That means hitting the 1,219 currently held by former captain Jarome Iginla. Backlund is on his way after reaching 1,000. "He's an old man in a young body, so he takes good care of himse...

REGINA - There is no clear favourite in Saturday's CFL West Division semifinal between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and B.C. Lions, especially given their unusual regular-season series that had both teams recording lopsided victories. In their first matchup of the season on July 13 in Vancouver, the Lions (9-9) trounce...

MONTREAL - William Dandjinou was turning heads among short-track speedskating legends long before he started picking up gold medals on the world stage. Six-time Olympic medallist Charles Hamelin predicted the Montreal product would be gliding past rivals years ago - and was confident Canada's future was in good hands w...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Professional Women's Hockey League's New York Sirens have signed No. 1 pick Sarah Fillier to a one-year contract. The team announced the deal Friday, nearly four months after taking the Canadian national team and Princeton University forward with the first choice in the PWHL draft. "When Sarah ...

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) - The Florida Panthers and the Dallas Stars didn't make the Finnish fans wait long to see their homeland's players take the ice on Friday. They started all of them. Florida had its four Finns - Tampere native Aleksander Barkov, Eetu Luostarinen, Niko Mikkola and Anton Lundell - all on the ice toge...

LACOMBE, Alta. - Canada's Rachel Homan will play for gold at the Pan Continental curling championship after posting a 6-5 extra-end victory over China's Wang Rui in semifinal action Friday. Homan didn't need to throw her final stone in the extra end after a last-gasp double takeout attempt by Wang only removed one Cana...

TORONTO - Former Ottawa Senators forward Alex Formenton has filed a lawsuit against his former representatives. The $20.5 million lawsuit names agent Wade Arnott and player agency Newport Sports Management Inc., alleging negligence, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Formenton is one of five one-time NHL ...

After a rare playoff setback, defending champion Forge FC hopes Saturday's matchup with visiting Atletico Ottawa is just a short detour en route to the Nov. 9 Canadian Premier League title game. No. 1 Forge dropped into Saturday's semifinal after losing 1-0 to No. 2 Cavalry FC at Tim Hortons Field in the qualifying sem...

NEW YORK - Cale Makar has been named the NHL's first star for October. The Colorado Avalanche defenceman registered four goals and 15 assists last month to become just the second blueliner - and first since Bobby Orr in 1973-74 - to open a season with a point streak of at least 11 games. Makar also tied for the league ...

MONTREAL - A museum dedicated to revered Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve is racing to find its stolen bronze statue of the Quebec speedster before it gets melted down for cash. Alain Bellehumeur, general manager of the Gilles Villeneuve Museum, says the 5 foot 3 inches tall statue was apparently sawed off at the a...

Another year, another Canadian Premier League coach of the year nomination for Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis. But while Smyrniotis's team has won the CPL championship four of the league's previous five seasons, he has yet to win coach of the year honours in his previous five selections as a finalist for the award. The Fo...

HONG KONG - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is moving on to the semifinal of the Hong Kong Open following a 6-1, 7-6 (9) win over American Bernarda Pera on Friday. Fernandez, the tournament's third seed, recorded eight aces and won 73 per cent of her first serves in a match that lasted 91 minutes on centre court at the Victo...

A university basketball star on Vancouver Island is speaking out about the treatment she's received as a transgender athlete. Vancouver Island University forward Harriette Mackenzie took to social media to detail what happened during and after a pair of home games against Canadian Bible College last weekend. The six-fo...

Manchester United on Friday hired Ruben Amorim as its sixth permanent manager since the retirement of Alex Ferguson in 2013. The 39-year-old Amorim arrives from Sporting Lisbon, which he led to two Portuguese titles in four full seasons in charge. Amorim replaces Erik ten Hag, who was fired on Monday with United langui...

SHIGA, Japan (AP) - Hana Wakimoto shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to maintain her lead after the second round of the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic. The Japanese player shot a 63 in the opening round and continued to set the pace with a 13-under-par total of 131 after 36 holes. Yealimi Noh of the United States and Ariya Jutanug...

The defending Vanier Cup-champion Montreal Carabins, the 2023 runner-up UBC Thunderbirds and the undefeated Laurier Golden Hawks are among the U Sports football teams in conference semifinal action this weekend. Here is a look at Saturday's matchups: RSEQ Semifinals Concordia at No. 3 Laval, 12 p.m. Stade Telus-Univers...