National Sports

LONDON (AP) — Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine , the All England Club announced Wednesday. Among the prominent men's players affected by the ban are reigning U.S.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions will have to open the 2022 season without American defensive lineman Steven Richardson. Richardson signed with B.C.

VANCOUVER — The Ottawa Senators knew what a win would mean for the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday — and the visitors were eager to play spoiler.

TORONTO — William Nylander knew he wasn't pulling his weight. The Maple Leafs winger – an elite talent prone to frustrate one shift and produce magic the next – decided to watch video of two randomly selected games from earlier this season.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Strome scored twice, Adam Fox added a goal and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves as the New York Rangers recorded a third-straight shutout and their 50th win of the season, 3-0 over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL — Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has delivered since he was acquired by the Minnesota Wild at the trade deadline. Fellow netminder Cam Talbot has also raised his game since the deal.

BOSTON (AP) — Connor Wong drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Tuesday night despite getting held to three hits.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Duchene scored his 40th goal of the season and Mikael Granlund had the only goal of the shootout to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

Maria Sharapova says she is pregnant. The five-time Grand Slam tennis champion, who retired from the sport in February 2020, delivered the news via a social media post on Tuesday — her 35th birthday.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders will hold their training camp in Saskatoon as part of the CFL club's three-year agreement with the University of Saskatchewan.