National Sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another i

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Relegation-threatened Leicester fired manager Brendan Rodgers on Sunday in a late-season move to preserve its Premier League status.

VANCOUVER — A youth movement powered the Vancouver Whitecaps to their first win of the Major League Soccer season on Saturday.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers appear to be on cruise control heading into the playoffs while collecting new milestones on a nightly basis.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Brianne Jenner, Emily Clark and Marie-Philip Poulin each scored, and Canada outshot Finland 23-19 to post a 3-1 win on Saturday in exhibition women's hockey action at the Gale Centre.

WINNIPEG — Connor McClennon scored two power-play goals and Zack Ostapchuk added a goal and assist as the Winnipeg ICE defeated the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers 5-2 on Saturday in Western Hockey League playoff action.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 6 Anaheim 0 Carolina 3 Montreal 0 Toronto 3 Ottawa 0 St. Louis 6 Nashville 1 Boston 4 Pittsburgh 3 Buffalo 6 Philadelphia 3 Florida 7 Columbus 0 Tampa Bay 5 N.Y.

OTTAWA — Turkey's first appearance at a world men's curling championship got off to an inauspicious start Saturday as the team no-showed the opening ceremony due to an apparent miscommunication.

TORONTO — The learning curve continues for Toronto FC. Wins are still in short supply, however.

OTTAWA — With the Stanley Cup playoffs just over two weeks away, Ilya Samsonov’s 30-save shutout in a 3-0 win over the Ottawa Senators Saturday night will not only benefit the goaltender but also his Toronto Maple Leafs teammates.