National Sports

The Canucks are in a close battle for the Western Conference wild-card spot, but the team's opportunities to climb the standings are beginning to dwindle.

VANCOUVER — It's been a long time since the Vancouver Whitecaps have started a Major League Soccer season like this. Seven years, in fact. The 'Caps downed the L.A.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho’s fifth overtime goal of the season came 3:16 into the extra session as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Sunday.

VANCOUVER — The trend of Canadian sports fans jeering the United States' national anthem has bled from hockey over to soccer. Fans in Vancouver booed as the “The Star-Spangled Banner” was sung before a game between the Whitecaps and L.A.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Two days after Joe Highsmith made a nervy par putt to make the cut, he won the Cognizant Classic with the lowest weekend ever at PGA National and is going to the Masters.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Felix Lacerte had two goals and an assist as the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Sherbrooke Phoenix 4-2 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

DUNEDIN — Bo Bichette had two hits including a home run, Philadelphia pitcher Konnor Ash walked in the winning run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Phillies 5-4 Sunday in spring training action.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 on Sunday.

HEERENVEEN — Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil and Ivanie Blondin earned silver medals Sunday as the World Cup speedskating season wrapped up. Dubreuil, from Lévis, Que., finished second in a time of 34.

Canadian figure skater Laurence Fournier Beaudry has formed a partnership with Olympic ice dance champion Guillaume Cizeron months after former partner Nikolaj Sorensen was handed a six-year suspension for "sexual maltreatment.