National Sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — In Massachusetts, Democrats and Republicans could find an issue to agree on: letting bars have happy hours. Commonwealth law bans bars and other establishments from having special discounts on beer, wine and liquor.

Golf's origins date back hundreds of years to rural Scotland where the natural features of the land near Edinburgh created the hazards that golfers had to play around and sheep kept the grass well manicured.

Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis predicts the ongoing labour talks with the Canadian men's and women's teams will produce "an epic, historical deal for pay equity.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Reid Schaefer scored 1:24 into overtime to lead the Seattle Thunderbirds past the Kamloops Blazers 2-1 on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.

MONTREAL — Kirby Dach is starting to click with his Montreal Canadiens' teammates on and off the ice. Dach scored twice as Montreal downed the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Wednesday night for his first two-goal game with the Canadiens.

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet would love to see O.G. Anunoby when he's angry. The two combined for 59 points to drag the lethargic Toronto Raptors to a 116-109 victory over the lowly Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Quebec suffered its first defeat at the 2022 Canadian mixed curling championship in surprising fashion, dropping an 8-0 decision to previously winless Yukon in Wednesday's early draw.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Cameron Tolnai scored twice as the Ottawa 67's doubled the Kingston Frontenacs 6-3 on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League play.

NEW YORK (AP) — Montreal Canadiens rookie forward Juraj Slafkovsky was suspended by the NHL for two games on Wednesday for boarding Matt Luff of the Detroit Red Wings.

Toronto Blue Jays left-handed reliever Tayler Saucedo has been claimed off outright waivers by the New York Mets. Righty reliever Casey Lawrence cleared waivers and has been assigned to the Blue Jays' triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y.