National Sports

OTTAWA — It seems only fitting that Brad Marchand’s goal to take over fifth place on the Boston Bruins’ all-time goal scoring list be a game winner.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — The Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion during the shootout. David Goyette, Kocha Delic, Quentin Musty and Dalibor Dvorský all scored once for Sudbury. Wolves netminder Jakub Vondras kicked out 26 of 30 shots.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko tried to conserve her energy after her victory last weekend in the LPGA Tour's season opener, but she clearly did enough to keep her game sharp. The former world No.

Canadian Soccer Business and Mediapro, its media partner, have gone to court in a dispute that will have a major ripple effect on the sport in Canada. Both sides are blaming each other for the breakdown.

The Alberta Junior Hockey League has cancelled all upcoming games involving five teams poised to bolt to a rival junior A circuit and its 11 remaining clubs. The B.C.

The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed captain Ryan Gauld to a contract extension through 2027, rewarding their Scottish star playmaker with the richest deal in franchise history.

MONTREAL — Canadian offensive lineman Kristian Matte is returning for a 14th season with the Montreal Alouettes. The six-foot-four, 296-pound Matte signed a one-year deal Thursday with the defending Grey Cup champions.

Kurtis Rourke is feeling like a freshman again. The six-foot-five, 230-pound Oakville, Ont., native is entering his sixth American college football season but first at Indiana University. He transferred to Bloomington, Ind.

A three-man lineup has worked well at times for the members of Team Glenn Howard. They're hoping a short-handed setup will lead to success again this week at the Ontario curling championship.

TORONTO — This is not the Toronto Raptors team that Jakob Poeltl re-signed with in the off-season. He's OK with that.