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NEW YORK — Calgary goaltender Jacob Markstrom, Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and Montreal centre Nick Suzuki have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Markstrom guided the Flames to three straight road victories with a 2.

Trailing 3-1, Forge FC faces an uphill battle on the road Tuesday in the return leg of its CONCACAF Champions Cup tie with Chivas Guadalajara.

DOHA, Qatar — The Olympic hopes of the Canadian women's water polo team remain alive despite a 12-9 loss to Spain on Monday in quarterfinal action at the world aquatics championships. Canada struggled early and went into the half down 7-2.

Just 15, defender Sergei Kozlovskiy is already making a mark. Kozlovskiy represented Canada at the CONCACAF U-15 Boys Championship last August in the Dominican Republic and took part in a Canadian under-17 camp in September in Indonesia.

OTTAWA — Canadian softball player Mitch McKay has been handed an 18-month suspension by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport for an anti-doping violation. The CCES announced Monday that an in-competition urine sample collected Aug.

FREDERICTON — Canadian university hockey has a new standard of regular season perfection after the University of New Brunswick Reds men’s team won its 30th consecutive game over the weekend.

DOHA, Qatar — Canada's Sydney Pickrem swam to a silver medal in the women's 200-metre medley Monday at the world aquatics championships. Pickrem, who was born in Florida to parents from Halifax, finished with a personal best time of two minutes 8.

Rick Tocchet does not want a lot of wandering minds around the Vancouver Canucks' locker room. He would rather his players focus simply on the next game. "We can’t think of the big picture," Tocchet said.

OTTAWA — Bob Dyce will have some new faces on his Ottawa Redblacks coaching staff this season. Dyce, entering his second full season as Ottawa's head coach, unveiled his 2024 staff Monday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Travis Kelce brought home the hardware he promised to girlfriend Taylor Swift.