National Sports

The Regina Rams looked destined for a last-place finish in the six-team Canada West football standings just two short weeks ago. A pair of dramatic comeback wins now have them a victory away from a spot in the U Sports final four.

EDMONTON — Allison Hadley says she has been having a hard time focusing on training for an upcoming cross-country skiing competition.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jack Roslovic had two goals and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brock Boeser left Vancouver's 4-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in the first period after being checked in the head.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, and the Vancouver Canucks overcame the loss of top scorer Brock Boeser to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Thursday night.

NISKU, Alta. — Brad Gushue secured a playoff berth in curling's Co-op Canadian Open with a 5-4 win over his international archrival Niklas Edin on Thursday.

HONOLULU (AP) — Nataliya Guseva of Russia shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the second-round lead in the Lotte Championship with A Lim Kim, Ruixin Liu and Yuri Yoshida.

ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO — Malcolm Spence score a hat trick for the Erie Otters in a 9-3 win over the host Niagara IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League on Thursday. Spence scored his third goal when Erie was short-handed.

ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO — Saskatchewan's Jason Ackerman dropped his first game of the Canadian mixed curling championship Thursday, but remained among the frontrunners for a semifinal berth.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Justin Poirier scored a goal and an assist for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in a 3-1 win over the host Cape Breton Eagles in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League on Thursday.