National Sports

CALGARY — The road to another Canadian women's curling championship for Rachel Homan and Jennifer Jones shortened with playoff wins while Kerri Einarson's bid for five straight titles came to an end Friday.

VANCOUVER — Canada's women's rugby sevens team rebounded from an opening match loss to a resounding 38-0 win over Great Britain at the HSBC SVNS stop at B.C. Place on Friday.

GATINEAU, Que. — Lou-Félix Denis scored 1:45 into overtime as the Halifax Mooseheads edged the Gatineau Olympiques 5-4 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Connor scored 25 seconds into overtime, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday night.

TORONTO — Natalie Spooner vied for a second opportunity in the shootout after scoring on her first go, and it paid dividends.

ATLANTA (AP) — Immanuel Quickley hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points to help the Toronto Raptors win for the second straight game since the All-Star break, 123-121 over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Alvaro Ortiz got off to a strong start and did just enough right at the end for a 7-under 64, giving him a share of the lead Friday in the Mexico Open as he goes for yet another victory in his home country.

TORONTO — Heading into the MLS regular season, Toronto FC is akin to a restaurant undergoing a makeover with time running out before the reveal. There's a lot going on behind the scenes and no guarantee it will be ready in time.

TORONTO — A look at Toronto FC as it prepares to kick off the 2024 MLS season Sunday at FC Cincinnati: LAST YEAR: Finished 4-20-10, last in the league. ROAD WOES: TFC failed to win on the road in league play last season at 0-13-4.

Toronto FC continued its rebuild Friday by reacquiring one of its own. Canadian international fullback Richie Laryea returned to the fold in a transfer from England's Nottingham Forest, the club he left TFC for in January 2022.