National Sports

Vancouver FC's James Cameron, Valour FC's Matteo De Brienne and Forge FC’s Kwasi Poku are up for the Canadian Premier League Best Canadian Under-21 Player Award.

Melissa Humana-Paredes is aware her parents' relationships with Chile are a mixture of love and trauma.

WHO AND WHERE: 6,800 athletes from 41 countries from the Americas and Caribbean will compete in Santiago, Chile. Canada will send a team of 473 athletes.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Couturier scored on a penalty shot for his first goal in nearly two years, Carter Hart made 25 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 in their home opener Tuesday night.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Kamloops Blazers played host of the Memorial Cup last May at the Sandman Centre and were eliminated 5-4 by the OHL's Peterborough Petes in the quarterfinals.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber is pounding post-season homers at such a rate that he fits right in with Mickey Mantle and Reggie Jackson.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 18 points, Zion Williamson had 16 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Orlando Magic 104-92 on Tuesday night. Williamson finished the first quarter with 10 points, four steals, two assists and a rebound.

WINNIPEG — Pierre-Luc Dubois heard the boos from Winnipeg Jets fans who used to cheer him, but his goal and a 5-1 win with his new Los Angeles Kings team on Tuesday made his return a fun night. “It was an honour to play here,” Dubois said.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had two power-play goals and two assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Nashville Predators 6-1 on Tuesday night for their first win of the NHL season.

MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury wouldn’t say if Tuesday night’s game was his last in Montreal. But if it was, it was a fitting finale in his home province for the 38-year-old from Sorel, Que.