National Sports

LAS VEGAS — The Edmonton Oilers smell a golden opportunity in Las Vegas. The Oilers seek to take a 2-0 playoff series lead from the road back to Edmonton for the first time since 2017.

CALGARY — Police say an Alberta teen has died after he was hit by an SUV in Calgary last week while riding his skateboard. Officers were called to a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle at Hunterview Drive and Hunterbrook Road.

MONTREAL — Jack Della Maddalena wants to take Belal Muhammad's welterweight championship belt — and end his career. “He's had a good run in the UFC,” Della Maddalena said in a recent interview. “It’s retirement time, buddy.

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain weathered one attack after another and showed remarkable adaptability to hold off and defeat an inspired Arsenal 2-1 to reach the Champions League final on Wednesday.

Stuart Macdonald's week got off to just about the worst start a professional athlete could think of, but ended with the Vancouver golfer's best-ever result on the Korn Ferry Tour.

When Esther Brossard found out Canada was launching a women's futsal team, the 18-year-old wrote to newly appointed coach Alexandre Da Rocha to put her hand up. "She said 'I just want to tell you I've played futsal.

Ethan Pyle is starting his pro football career in familiar surroundings. The Canadian offensive lineman opened the Toronto Argonauts' rookie camp Wednesday at Guelph University's Alumni Stadium.

TORONTO — Much of the debate in the aftermath of Anthony Stolarz's departure from the Maple Leafs' series opener against Florida centred around whether Panthers forward Sam Bennett should have been disciplined for elbowing the Toronto goaltender.

TORONTO — Joseph Woll is heading back under the post-season spotlight. It's a place the Maple Leafs goaltender has thrived in the past.

TORONTO — The CFL has suspended Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros one game for failing to respond to an off-season drug-testing request.