National Sports

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — Bernhard Langer has been able to avoid most of the trouble at SentryWorld in the U.S. Senior Open. He still was far from unscathed Friday in a 3-under 68 that gave him the second-round lead.

CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard heard from a lot of people after he was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks with the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft. There was one in particular that stood out.

DETROIT (AP-CP) — Taylor Moore and Canada's Taylor Pendrith shared the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 13 under Friday, hoping to hold off a veteran trying to end a victory drought and a promising young pro aiming for his first PGA Tour victory.

The Stanley Cup champions ponied up to keep the goaltender who backstopped them to their first title, and a handful of NHL teams shed salary to prepare for free agency.

Brad Treliving remembers a time when NHL general managers were basically done with free agency shortly after the window opened. Big names quickly scooped up, roles filled, rosters largely set.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps say they have signed forward Levonte Johnson to a Major League Soccer contract to the end of the season, with an option for two more years.

TORONTO — Interim Toronto FC manager Terry Dunfield has been on the job for four days, but he told the media at his first pre-match press conference that he's working to not let the importance overwhelm him.

A new women's hockey league is coming to North America. The Professional Hockey Federation and the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association announced a merger Friday, with an intention of starting a new league in January 2024.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal are a single clean-sheet victory at home away from breaking Major League Soccer's all-time record held by the 2000 Kansas City Wizards.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler's tenure with the Winnipeg Jets has come to an end. The Jets placed Wheeler on unconditional waivers on Friday with purpose of buying out the final year of the former captain's contract.