MONTREAL - Elated fans across the country are celebrating Canada's victory over the United States in the hotly-anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off final. Against a politically-charged backdrop, Canada's Connor McDavid scored the winner in a spectacular overtime finish against the country's fierce North American rival Thursd...

BOSTON - Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime as Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in a riveting 4 Nations Face-Off final Thursday. The Edmonton Oilers captain took a pass off from Mitch Marner in front ripped a shot past Connor Hellebuyck to set off wild celebrations. Nathan MacKinnon and Sam Bennett had the ...

SAN JOSÉ - The Vancouver Whitecaps opened their season with a 2-1 loss to Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa in a CONCACAF Champions Cup matchup on Thursday. Ariel Rodriguez came off the bench and scored with just seconds left in injury time to give Saprissa their first lead of the game. Whitecaps captain Ryan ...

OTTAWA - Susanna Tapani scored on a breakaway with just 47 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Boston Fleet a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Charge in Professional Women's Hockey League action on Thursday night. The Charge dominated play in the overtime period but Tapani broke free in her own end and outskated Ottawa's ...

BOSTON - The Canadian national anthem was booed loudly ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off final against the United States on Thursday night. Jeers rang around TD Garden when Chantal Kreviazuk began "O Canada" despite a request by the arena's public addres announcer for respect. The jeers continued throughout the...

VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) - Six of the seven PGA Tour events this year had international winners, and the Mexico Open kept up with trend Thursday when Jeremy Paul of Germany, Kris Ventura of Norway and Harry Hall of England shared the lead at 7-under 64. Hall played early and handled the gusts at Vidanta Vallarta, chipping...

BOSTON - Canadian defenceman Josh Morrissey missed the 4 Nations Face-Off final against the United States due to an illness Thursday. The blueliner was replaced in the lineup by Thomas Harley. Morrissey, of the Winnipeg Jets, averaged 21 minutes 32 seconds through the tournament's first three games. Harley, of the Dall...

ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball games will conclude at the end of the 2025 season. Both parties agreed to end their national television deal early, a person with knowledge of the decision said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because an announcement had not been made...

THUNDER BAY - Jennifer Jones was back in familiar territory and colours in a new role Thursday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The six-time Canadian women's curling champion and all-time leader in wins at 177 stepped to the coach's bench of Rachel Homan's team. Jones's Tournament of Hearts swan song was a 5-4 los...

The Canadian under-20 women's soccer team plays Dominica on Friday in a CONCACAF qualifier in Port of Spain, Trinidad, the first step on a journey that hopefully leads to next year's FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. The United States and Mexico, as the top-ranked countries in the confederation, get to skip the qualifying...

DUNEDIN - Baseball is top of mind for the Toronto Blue Jays as they prepare for their pre-season opener on Saturday, but the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament has generated plenty of interest in the team's clubhouse. The MLB Network is the usual go-to option on the big screens around the team's player development co...

DUNEDIN - Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette looks and feels like himself again at spring training after an injury-plagued 2024 season. That's good news for a player entering his walk year and a team that needs him to be in top form as it looks to bounce back from a last-place finish in the American League East. "I t...

Lorenzo Insigne's future with Toronto FC remains murky with news that the high-priced Italian designated player is not with the team, two days before the MLS season opener at D.C. United. "He is in Toronto at the moment," coach Robin Fraser said Thursday from Palm Beach, Fla., where TFC is wrapping up its pre...

Nancy Martin and Team Saskatchewan have been eliminated from playoff contention at the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay.Despite the team's 5-3 record heading into the final day of pool play at the tournament, Martin's rink wasn't unable to advance because Saskatchewan didn't have the tiebreaker advanta...

TORONTO - Canada's Rachel Homan and Scotland's Bruce Mouat will clash in curling's battle of the sexes in Toronto. The top-ranked women's and men's teams in the world square off in the Rio Mare Battle of the Sexes on April 7 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre a day before the final Grand Slam of the season. The AMJ Players...

San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder, the Spurs announced Thursday. It is a massive blow to the Spurs, who are contending for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. And it is the second major hit to th...

Defending champions Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada were one point ahead of world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States after Thursday's rhythm dance at the figure skating Four Continents. Toronto's Gilles and Poirier of Unionville, Ont., scored 87.22 points for their upbeat routine to a m...

THUNDER BAY, Ont. - The race for playoff spots at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts was a fight to the finish. While defending champion Rachel Homan, Alberta's Kayla Skrlik and B.C.'s Corryn Brown secured spots early in Pool A, the three playoff teams from Pool B remained in flux heading into the final draw of that poo...

TORONTO - The WNBA expansion Toronto Tempo officially introduced Monica Wright Rogers as its first general manager. The Tempo, Canada's first WNBA franchise, made the announcement Thursday after hiring Wright Rogers, 36, in January. Wright Rogers, a two-time WNBA champion as a guard with the Minnesota Lynx, joins the T...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A centuries-old rowing race in the heart of St. John's, N.L., is introducing a new category this year that doesn't separate athletes by gender. The Royal St. John's Regatta's open category will instead sort rowers only by age, allowing athletes of any gender to form a six-person team. Course captain ...

DOHA - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the semifinals of the Qatar Open tennis tournament after Russia's Daniil Medvedev retired from their quarterfinal with an illness. Auger-Aliassime won the first set of Thursday's match 6-3 before Medvedev, who was seeded fourth at the ATP 500 tournament, left the cour...

DOHA - Calgary Muay Thai fighter Jake (the One) Peacock stopped Japanese bantamweight Shinji Suzuki in the third round Thursday at One 171: Qatar to record his second win in as many One Championship outings. Peacock, who was born without a right hand, kept coming forward and doing damage at Lusail Sports Arena. Suzuki ...

Deemed surplus to requirements by Toronto FC after last season, Brandon Servania will be waiting when TFC opens the Major League Soccer regular season Saturday at D.C. United. The 25-year-old midfielder, who signed with D.C. on Feb. 11 after spending the pre-season on trial, is excited to take on his former team. "...

VANCOUVER - The roar of the costume-clad crowd at B.C. Place Stadium is still special for Charity Williams. It's a sound and atmosphere the Canadian rugby star is eagerly anticipating as she prepares to play in the 10th edition of HSBC SVNS Vancouver, taking place Friday through Sunday. "We travel the world and we...

UFC 315 in Montreal will feature two championship bouts with Belal (Remember The Name) Muhammad and Valentina (Bullet) Shevchenko putting their titles on the line May 10 at the Bell Centre. Muhammad (24-3-0 with one no-contest) will defend his welterweight crown against Australian Jack Della Maddalena, ranked fourth am...

Vancouver Rise FC and AFC Toronto will kick off the Northern Super League with a bang - with opening games at B.C. Place Stadium and BMO Field, respectively. Vancouver will host Calgary Wild FC on April 16 in the first fixture of the new women's pro league, with Toronto entertaining Montreal Roses FC three days later i...

MADRID (AP) - Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday for kissing her after the 2023 Women's World Cup final. He was fined more than 10,000 euros ($10,400) in Audiencia Nacional court. Rubiales was cleared of the charge of coercion for trying to ...

BOSTON - Sports and politics will collide tonight in Boston as archrivals Canada and the United States compete in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off. What might have been initially conceived as an exhibition international hockey tournament in advance of the NHL's return to Olympic competition in 2026 has turned into a...