National Sports

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Marco Mignosa's hat trick fuelled the visiting Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds to a 7-4 win over the North Bay Battalion in the Ontario Hockey League on Thursday.

TORONTO — Brandon Ingram was the centrepiece of three deals the surprisingly busy Toronto Raptors made in the 24 hours before Thursday's NBA's trade deadline.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored the go-ahead goal for the second consecutive game, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa 5-1 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set with the Senators.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 goals and needs 16 to break the record.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A rough start to the season had Wyndham Clark digging through past notes, listening to old books — anything to get his mind out of the negative.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho found more joy in golf in 2024 and she carried that into her first LPGA event this season, shooting a 6-under 65 on Thursday to share the first-round lead with Nanna Koerstz Madsen at the Founders Cup.

SCHILPARIO — Liliane Gagnon of Quebec City earned a bronze medal in the women's 20-kilometre mass start at the world under-23 cross-country ski championship Thursday.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account.

WHISTLER, B.C. — An unusual sight greeted Theo Downey as he slid into the finish dock at the luge world championships in Whistler, B.C., on Thursday — giant cut outs of his own face.