National Sports

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Axel Sandin-Pellikka scored a power-play goal 5:22 into overtime as host Sweden survived a scare and advanced to the semifinals with a 3-2 win over underdog Switzerland on Tuesday at the world junior hockey championship.

Micah Zandee-Hart doesn't feel intimidated wearing the captain's 'C' in one of the biggest sports markets in the world. The 26-year-old defender from Victoria is the first captain of New York's Professional Women's Hockey League team.

Big games have become routine for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

NEW YORK — Colorado centre Nathan MacKinnon, Toronto centre Auston Matthews and Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck have been named the NHL’s three stars for December, while Connor Bedard has been named the month's top rookie MacKinnon led the leag

TORONTO — RJ Barrett's face dropped when he realized he was going to be headed back out on the road.

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic endured a wrist injury to lead Serbia into a United Cup mixed teams quarterfinal showdown against host Australia. The world No.

HOUSTON (AP) — Two nights after their NBA record-tying 28-game losing streak ended, the Detroit Pistons were blown out 136-113 on Monday night by the Houston Rockets, who got 26 points and nine assists from Alperen Sengun and 22 points from Jalen Gre

TORONTO — The Scotiabank Arena crowd was almost as loud as it was in 2019 when the Toronto Raptors won the NBA championship. This time though, it was to welcome RJ Barrett back to his hometown.

REGINA — Ethan Semeniuk took the steam out of the Regina Pats' late comeback when we scored at 3:35 of overtime to give the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors a 5-4 Western Hockey League victory on Monday.

SEATTLE (AP) — The part-owner of the franchise who was once more known for his exploits on the football field led the way off the bus , followed by players clad in white T-shirts and orange overalls as a tribute to the fishmongers working across town