National Sports

MELBOURNE, Australia — For the second year in a row at the Australian Open, Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the second week. The 21-year-old Canadian, the No. 9 seed, swiftly dispatched No.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open. Auger-Aliassime defeated Britain's Dan Evans in straight sets 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 on Saturday at the Grand Slam event.

VANCOUVER — Spencer Martin had been waiting a very long time to play in the NHL again — nearly five years, in fact.

Friday's Scores NHL Carolina 6 N.Y. Rangers 3 Pittsburgh 5 Columbus 2 N.Y. Islanders 4 Arizona 0 Dallas 5 Detroit 4 (OT) Minnesota 5 Chicago 1 St.

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay fought through gusting wind on his back nine Friday to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend at The American Express in a bid to win for the third time in four starts.

Veteran curlers Marc Kennedy and Lisa Weagle will serve as backups in the event an injury or positive COVID-19 test forces a change to the Canadian mixed doubles roster before the start of the Beijing Games.

WINNIPEG — It’s fitting Zach Collaros signed a new contract with the Blue Bombers while celebrating a belated Christmas with family in his hometown. The team’s star quarterback gave fans a gift by inking a one-year deal Thursday.

Brady Leman and Marielle Thompson might be Olympic champions, but they were breathing a little easier after earning spots on Canada's ski cross team for Beijing on Friday. That's just how mighty Canada is in the sport.

KITZBÜHEL, Austria — When Aleksander Aamodt Kilde flipped through the photos on his phone Friday, just hours before one of the main World Cup downhills of the season, he got a dramatic reminder of his situation a year ago.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The American Hockey League has suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik 30 games for making a "racial gesture" at Tucson Roadrunners left-wing Boko Imama during a game last week.