National Sports

Montreal Canadiens forward Denis Gurianov has opted not to wear the themed warmup jersey for Pride night on Thursday due to family reasons.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Latest from the first round of the Masters (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Norway’s Viktor Hovland has raced to the early first round lead at the Masters at 5-under par through nine holes on an 81-degree day at Augusta National.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seemed like a nice pickup for Oklahoma City Thunder, a secondary piece in the trade that sent Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers four years ago.

The purple wristbands the Canadian women's soccer team wore during the SheBelieves Cup to symbolize its fight for equality will be on show worldwide during the FIFA April international window.

Katherine Sebov is set to replace Bianca Andreescu for Canada's upcoming qualifier tie at the Billie Jean King Cup. Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., suffered two torn ligaments in her left ankle during a match at the Miami Open on March 27.

HAMILTON — CFL Hall of Fame receiver Darren Flutie will be added to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Wall of Honour at Tim Hortons Field on Aug. 17, the team announced Thursday.

In a wild season of comings and goings at Chelsea , Frank Lampard’s out-of-the-blue return to Stamford Bridge is among the most improbable of the lot.

ZURICH — World Cup winner Argentina topped the latest FIFA rankings for the first time in six years while the Canadian men, boosted by CONCACAF Nations League wins over Curaçao and Honduras, climbed six places to No. 47.

The Edmonton Oilers were prominent in Danielle Serdachny's childhood. Her father Steve was the NHL team's skills coach for a dozen years. Meeting players Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall stands out in her memory.

Wednesday's Scoreboard Women's World Hockey Championship Canada 4 Switzerland 0 Finland 14 France 1 USA 7 Japan 1 --- NHL Edmonton 3 Anaheim 1 Calgary 3 Winnipeg 1 NY Rangers 6 Tampa Bay 3 --- AHL Hartford 2 Toronto 1 (OT) Cleveland 1 Belleville 0 (S