National Sports

MELBOURNE, Australia — Milos Raonic is heading to the third round at the Australian Open, keeping Canada's hopes alive in singles at the season's first Grand Slam. The No. 32 seed from Thornhill, Ont.

Tuesday's Games NHL Boston 3 Vegas 2 Carolina 4 Winnipeg 1 N.Y. Islanders 4 N.Y. Rangers 2 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 0 Florida 4 Chicago 3 --- AHL Milwaukee 2 Belleville 1 WB/Scranton 3 San Antonio 2 (OT) Tucson 3 San Diego 1 --- NBA L.A.

When Larry Walker packed up his car for his first spring training in 1985, he didn't expect to be embarking on a path that would lead him to the National Baseball Hall of Fame 35 years later. The Maple Ridge, B.C.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Justin Williams couldn’t have scripted a better return to the NHL.

It didn't take Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif long to get into Super Bowl mode. On Sunday, the offensive lineman and the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl with a 35-24 AFC championship win over the visiting Tennessee Titans.

Larry Walker became the second Canadian to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Tuesday. Walker, who started his career with the Montreal Expos, and New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter form the class of 2020.

TSN hockey analyst Kevin Sawyer has apologized for comments he made on a Winnipeg Jets broadcast earlier this month about an alleged incident when he was an assistant coach with a junior team in 2005.

NEW YORK — Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball's highest honour on Tuesday.

Perennial curling powerhouse Manitoba will be well represented at next month's Scotties Tournament of Hearts with three teams from the province essentially guaranteed to play at the national playdowns.

TORONTO — Rocco Romeo, who served as a ball boy at Toronto FC games growing up, has signed a first-team contract with the MLS team as a homegrown player. The 19-year-old defender from Richmond Hill, Ont.