National Sports

CALGARY — Olympic medallists Tristan Walker and Justin Snith lead a young Canadian luge team at the 2022 Beijing Games. Luge Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the six-athlete team Tuesday.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have named player agent Kent Hughes as the team's 18th general manager. The Canadiens said in a release Tuesday the club has agreed to a five-year deal with the 51-year-old Montreal native.

The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each teams’ salary cap to $750,000 and adding two expansion franchises next season in a bid to capitalize on the wave of attention women’s hockey traditionally enjoys following the Winter Olympics.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is moving on to the second round at the Australian Open after beating Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 0-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

RED DEER, Alta. — Evan Herman had a power-play goal and added two assists as the Prince Albert Raiders skated past the Red Deer Rebels 7-3 on Monday in Western Hockey League play.

ERIE, Pa. — Connor Lockhart scored twice, including into an open net, as the Erie Otter topped the Saginaw Spirit 6-4 on Monday in Ontario Hockey League play.

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MIAMI (AP) — The final rebound of the game fell into Jimmy Butler's hands just a moment or two before the final buzzer, and Bam Adebayo started celebrating for two reasons. One, he knew Butler had just gotten a triple-double.

BOSTON (AP) — Willie O’Ree has experienced many honours during his lifetime, from becoming the NHL's first black player in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018. But the 86-year-old says having his No.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Weary after two years of some of the harshest COVID-19 border restrictions in the world, many Australians wanted Novak Djokovic kicked out of their country for traveling to a tennis tournament in their country without bein