National Sports

LIVERPOOL, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA — Tanner Horgan's rink from Kingston, Ont., rallied to defeat Jason Gunnlaugson of Morris, Man., 6-5 in an extra end on Thursday at Canada's Olympic curling pre-trials.

ATLANTA (AP) — Houston's 7-2 win over Atlanta in World Series Game 2 drew 10,539,000 viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox streaming apps. Wednesday night's game averaged a 5.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Jacob Goobie had a 31-save shutout as the Charlottetown Islanders blanked the Gatineau Olympiques 2-0 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

Former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy said he thinks the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal provides an example of an "archaic approach" of an organization using a "systemic response," something he feels needs to change in sport.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Joel Quenneville has resigned as head coach of the Florida Panthers.

VANCOUVER — A former head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps women's team is facing allegations of attempting to solicit sex from a player.

TORONTO — Injured Toronto FC winger Yeferson Soteldo may be done for the season.

Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff is to meet Friday with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to discuss his role in the Chicago Blackhawks mishandling of allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team’s Stanl

Hockey parents rattled by yet another abuse scandal can press sports organizations about what they're doing to keep young athletes safe, say experts, as accusations swirling around the Chicago Blackhawks' renew concerns about player safety.

Sports marketing experts say it remains to be seen whether there will be a sponsorship fallout after allegations of sexual assault within the Chicago Blackhawks organization came to light.