National Sports

EDMONTON — For Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, there’s a little something extra riding on Saturday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon, the NHL scoring leader, is going to be in Edmonton.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Keston Hiura blasted a grand slam to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 9-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in spring training action Friday.

Bobby Wagner did not consider retiring from football on the verge of his 34th birthday. It was the pull of playing for Dan Quinn and Ken Norton Jr. that drew him to leave the Seattle Seahawks and sign with the Washington Commanders .

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Jamieson Rees from the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday for a 2024 sixth-round draft pick. Rees, 23, has four assists in 37 AHL games this season with Springfield and Charlotte.

TORONTO — Simon Lafrance was a one-man show Friday for the Universite du Quebec at Trois-Rivières Patriots.

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have reached an undisclosed settlement to resolve Corey Perry's situation with the Chicago Blackhawks when they terminated his contract , two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Thur

The switch flipped for Christopher Morales Williams in the time of the 2023 outdoor season. Last spring, the runner from Vaughan, Ont.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without some major baggage as they hit the road this season. Last year, away games quickly took on a weight for the team, said head coach Vanni Sartini.

ATLANTA (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at t

TORONTO — CFL officials will have the chance to get up close and personal with DK Bonhomme. The South Alabama linebacker has been added to the league's national combine, which will be held next week in Winnipeg.