National Sports

MONTERREY, Mexico — Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez's bid to play into the weekend at a second straight WTA tournament ended Friday with a 6-4, 7-5 quarterfinal loss to No. 1-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine at the Monterrey Open.

MONTERREY, Mexico — Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez's bid to play into the weekend at a second straight WTA tournament ended Friday with a 6-4, 7-5 quarterfinal loss to No. 1-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine at the Monterrey Open.

WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves to record his league-leading sixth shutout of the season, backstopping the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.

KINGSTON, Ont. — After close losses in the last two Tim Hortons Brier finals, Brendan Bottcher's Alberta team is well aware of the importance of having the hammer in the championship game.

OTTAWA — Calgary Dinos head coach Dan Vanhooren knew exactly what his team needed to do to beat the Carleton Ravens in the U Sports men's basketball championship quarterfinal. The only problem is that it was almost an unobtainable goal.

GLENDALE, Colo. — The Toronto Arrows suffered their first loss this season in Major League Rugby play Friday, beaten 22-19 by the Colorado Raptors thanks to Robbie Petzer's late penalty.

Canadian quarterback Brandon Bridge has shifted his focus from football to police work. Peel Regional Police announced Friday the 27-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., is pursuing a career in policing.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some athletes by nicknames like “Dr. Jelly Paws.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Canadian golfer Maddie Szeryk has the lead after the first round of the Symetra Tour's season-opening event. Szeryk, from London, Ont.

MONTREAL — Henri Richard, the speedy centre who won a record 11 Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, died Friday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 84. The Canadiens confirmed his death on Twitter.