National Sports

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks parted ways with assistant head coach/offensive co-ordinator Khari Jones on Friday. Ottawa hired Jones on Dec. 3, 2022 and he served as the team's offensive playcaller this past season.

OMITAMA, Japan (AP) — Japanese golfers Shiho Kuwaki and Nasa Hataoka shared the top of the leaderboard with a two-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA's Japan Classic on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Cuylle scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers know their margin for error is impossibly thin. They know no other way.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Quinn Hughes had a goal and four assists, eight players scored and the Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 10-1 on Thursday for their fifth win in six games.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Canada's Kerri Einarson dropped an 8-4 decision to South Korea's Eunji Gim in the women's semifinal at the Pan Continental Curling Championships on Thursday night. Einarson's team from Gimli, Man.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Nick Schmaltz scored two goals, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Thursday night.

LAS VEGAS — Jonathan Marchessault scored three goals for his sixth career hat trick, Logan Thompson made 28 saves, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Thursday night.

EDMONTON — The Dallas Stars needed to dig pretty deep to hang on for victory on Thursday night.

SANTIAGO, Chile — Canada's Pan Am Games team has made more trips to the top of the podium than it did four years ago, and there are still three days of competition to come.