National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole was a unanimous winner of his first American League Cy Young Award on Wednesday, and Blake Snell took the National League honor in becoming the seventh hurler to earn baseball’s top pitching prize in both leagues.

TORONTO — It was no surprise to Proline bettors that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers reached the Grey Cup for a fourth straight year. Winnipeg advanced Saturday with a 24-13 home win over the B.C. Lions in the West Division final.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government's decision to dole out up to $7 million for a pair of 2024 NHL pre-season games continued to cause a stir on Wednesday after reports the Montreal Canadiens were prepared to play in the provincial capital for free.

TORONTO — Gina Kingsbury and Troy Ryan guided Canada to back-to-back world women's hockey championships in 2021 and 2022 and Olympic gold last year in Beijing.

Dylan Larkin has plenty of experience with Swedes. The Detroit Red Wings captain has suited up alongside the likes of Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall and Gustav Nyquist in the past, while rising star Lucas Raymond now plays on his line.

MONTREAL — Canadian hockey star Marie-Philip Poulin says her dream is finally coming true.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres will be without Tage Thompson for a month if not longer after their top center had a shot go off his left wrist.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball team owners are set to vote Thursday on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting.

SANTIAGO, Chile — Para cyclist Shelley Gautier and wheelchair tennis player Rob Shaw have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the Santiago Parapan Am Games. Gautier, from Niagara Falls, Ont., is an 18-time world champion.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers recalled three players from the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors on Wednesday and placed two roster players on long-term injured reserve.