National Sports

TORONTO — Ryan O'Reilly could sense the pressure not long after setting foot in his new locker room.

OTTAWA — Pierre Dorion sees great things ahead for the Ottawa Senators, he just doesn’t know if he’ll be around to see them through.

Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will look to defend Team World's title at the Laver Cup in Vancouver this year. The top-ranked Americans join Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on John McEnroe's six-man team.

Curling Canada announced significant changes to some of its major events on Monday.

Ottawa will host a Pacific Four Series women's rugby event later this summer. Canada, New Zealand, the United States and England will participate in the competition in July, Rugby Canada announced Monday.

SAN CRISTOBAL — Canada keeps scoring at the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship Qualifying tournament. Olivia Smith recorded a hat trick for the second game in a row to help Canada defeat St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12-0 Sunday night.

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — For all the focus on the United States’ young and retooled roster, it was who else but Hilary Knight — the team’s most experienced and accomplished star — who played a pivotal role in securing her nation's 10th women’s world

The Edmonton Oilers, who finished the regular season with nine consecutive wins, are one of three Canadian teams looking to get their names engraved on the Stanley Cup when the NHL playoffs commence Monday night in four North American cities.

Sunday's scoreboard Women's World Hockey Championship Gold-medal game United States 6 Canada 3 Bronze-medal game Czechia 3 Switzerland 2 Fifth-place game Finland 3 Sweden 1 --- AHL Toronto 7 Belleville 2 Chicago 5 Manitoba 4 (OT) Rochester 4 Clevelan

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Disbelief was the emotion for Canada after a loss that came in such stunning fashion. Captain Hilary Knight scored the go-ahead goal as part of a hat trick in leading a U.S.