National Sports

MONTREAL — The Canadian Elite Basketball League is expanding to Montreal. The league announced Wednesday that the Montreal Alliance begin play in 2022 at Verdun Auditorium. Montreal will be the league's ninth franchise, and its first in Quebec.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — For the Florida Panthers, there has never been a better start to a season. The next few days, though, could change everything.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The ECHL's Newfoundland Growlers have been suspended from playing home games at Mile One Centre pending a third-party investigation into allegations of "disrespectful workplace conduct.

Starting the rebuilding process after failing to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, Canada coach Kingsley Jones has named his roster for a November tour of Europe.

TORONTO — With the dust barely settled on the recent Summer Games, a reminder came Wednesday that the next Olympiad is fast approaching.

VANCOUVER — The Minnesota Wild knew it wasn’t going to be easy so they did everything they could to make it hard on the Vancouver Canucks.

LIVERPOOL, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA — Corryn Brown of Kamloops, B.C., scored four in the sixth and three in the ninth to beat Jestyn Murphy of Mississauga, Ont., 11-5 on Tuesday in the sixth draw of Canada's Olympic curling pre-trials.

SEATTLE (AP) — Brandon Tanev had two goals and Jordan Eberle added another to give the Seattle Kraken their first home win in franchise history, beating the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Tuesday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Paul Stastny and Nikolaj Ehlers scored 19 seconds apart in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.

NEWARK, N.J. — The Calgary Flames keep winning on the road, and Andrew Mangiapane's scoring is a major reason.