National Sports

After losing its CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal to Jamaica on Tuesday, Canada's bid to qualify for the 2024 Copa America will have to wait until a play-in game in March.

VANCOUVER — Quinn Hughes maintains he's not getting carried away by the numbers. He's the first player to crack the 30 point mark in the 2023-24 NHL regular season with eight goals -- tying a career-high -- and 22 assists.

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Matthew Savoie had a goal and an assist, Brendan Gee made 30 saves and the Wenatchee Wild earned a 4-2 comeback win over the Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 25 points, Jalen Suggs added 18 points and a lot of energy, and the Orlando Magic won their fourth straight, 126-107 over the Toronto Raptors in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night.

QUEBEC — Quentin Miller had a 28-save performance in helping lift the Québec Remparts to a 3-1 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Antonino Pugliese scored four goals, Filip Mesar had a hat trick and one assist, and the Kitchener Rangers crushed the Erie Otters 10-3 on Tuesday in Ontario Hockey League action.

SANTIAGO, Chile — Canada defeated archival United States in a wheelchair rugby thriller to highlight a big day in team sports on Tuesday at the 2023 Parapan Am Games. Zak Madell of Okotoks, Alta.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A brawl between fans at Rio’s Maracana Stadium delayed the start of the South American World Cup qualifying match between Argentina and Brazil on Tuesday night for 27 minutes.

MÁLAGA, Spain — Finland went with the hot hand in Otto Virtanen for its Davis Cup quarterfinal against defending champion Canada on Tuesday. It paid off with the country's first-ever berth in the semifinals of the men's team tennis competition.

VANCOUVER — The NHL's Department of Player Safety says Canucks forward Nils Hoglander has been fined for slew-footing San Jose's Kevin Labanc during Vancouver's 3-1 win on Monday. Hoglander has been fined US$2,864.