National Sports

REGINA — One of the recurring narratives last season for the Saskatchewan Roughriders was their inability to successfully throw the ball deep, with the spotlight falling on quarterback Cody Fajardo.

VANCOUVER — B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke knows that taking over the starter spot isn't going to be easy.

VANCOUVER — Alphonso Davies made a dramatic return to B.C. Place on Thursday night.

MADISON, Wis. — Canada suffered a 7-0 rout against the United States at the women's under-18 world hockey championships on Thursday. The loss dropped the Canadians to 1-2 on the tournament, for third place in Group A behind the U.S.

CALGARY — Pulling wins out of tight games in the final three minutes was among coach Dave Dickenson's stated goals for the Calgary Stampeders during training camp.

VANCOUVER — The Canadian men's soccer team put a dramatic week behind them with a decisive 4-0 win over Curaçao to open their CONCACAF Nations League campaign on Thursday.

NEW YORK — Mikhail Sergachev scored his second goal of the game with 1:50 remaining to break a tie and lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night for a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference final.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kinzie Hansen and Grace Lyons hit three-run homers, Jayda Coleman made two spectacular defensive plays and No.

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — The Charlottetown Islanders avoided elimination in the President Cup final with a 7-0 rout of the Shawinigan Cataractes on Thursday.

EUGENE, Ore. — Canada's Camryn Rogers won her third NCAA women's hammer throw title in stunning fashion on Thursday. The 23-year-old from Richmond, B.C., shattered her own Canadian and U.S. collegiate records with a toss of 77.