National Sports

MONTREAL — NHL stars faced questions about what fans could expect entering the 4 Nations Face-Off.

While playing soccer in Europe, Charlie Trafford found himself disappointed during trips to the grocery store on visits home to Calgary for Christmas. "You'd eat the tomatoes or something and there's just no flavour in them, no taste," he said.

A capsule look at the teams competing in the 2025 Canadian women's curling championship Feb. 14-23 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Teams' seeds (in brackets) via Curling Canada's Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS).

Her face plastered on billboards in her hometown of Thunder Bay, Ont., turned up the heat on Krista McCarville's curling team this winter.

MONTREAL — Sidney Crosby feeds off the energy each time he sets foot in the Bell Centre. The superstar grew up a fan of the Montreal Canadiens and has had some memorable nights inside one of hockey's cathedrals.

EDMONTON — Ethan MacKenzie scored twice and notched an assist as his Edmonton Oil Kings dumped the Regina Pats 5-2 in Western Hockey League play on Wednesday.

MONTREAL (AP) — Canada defenseman Shea Theodore is out for the rest of the 4 Nations Face-Off because of injury, coach Jon Cooper said after his team beat Sweden 4-3 in overtime in the first game of the NHL-run tournament, calling it a big blow.

SARNIA, Ont. — Ryan McGuire scored his second goal of the night just over three minutes into overtime as the Guelph Storm edged the Sarnia Sting 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League play on Wednesday.

TORONTO — The first half of the Toronto Raptors’ season ended the same way it started — with a blowout loss at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $120 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.