National Sports

BAKURIANI, Georgia — Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., finished first in women's ski cross qualifying Friday at the world freestyle skiing championships. Thompson led the way in a time of one minute 25.

MONTREAL — When the full-time whistle was blown in CF Montreal’s final outing of the 2022 season, nobody could have foreseen how the team would look in 2023. Some departures were to be expected.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Brian Nash vividly remembers the first impression Zach Edey made at IMG Academy. The school's coaches were fascinated with the basketball newcomer's size, his potential.

PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap finished strongly with six birdies on the back nine to take a one-shot lead over Maja Stark after a 7-under 65 in the second round at the LPGA Thailand on Friday.

VANCOUVER — Vanni Sartini and his Vancouver Whitecaps coaching staff wanted to give their players a little time off as they prepared for the Major League Soccer season in Palm Springs, Cali., in recent weeks.

KAMLOOPS — Kerri Einarson heads into the Canadian women's curling championship playoffs in command of her bid for a fourth straight title.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights had plenty going against them Thursday night, getting badly outshot in the first period and trailing by two goals in the third.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Elias Pettersson had 10 shots. He connected on the last one. Pettersson scored 4:45 into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks rallied for a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors made the most of the all-star break without losing any of their momentum.

QUEBEC — Nathan Darveau made 41 saves, including 17 in the third period as the Victoriaville Tigres held off the Québec Remparts for a 3-2 win on Thursday. Egor Goriunov, Thomas Belgarde and Tommy Cormier scored for Victoriaville (34-15-1-5).