National Sports

BOSTON (AP) — Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris and Tim Stützle each scored a goal in the second period and the Ottawa Senators beat Boston 3-2 on Thursday night and sent the Bruins to their first three-game losing streak this season.

Vancouver is back in the running to host games when the FIFA World Cup comes to Canada in 2026. FIFA announced Thursday that the city has joined Edmonton and Toronto as candidate host cities after officials made a visit to the BC Place stadium.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Cameron Young showed it doesn't always take years of practice to go low at Harbour Town Golf Links, shooting an 8-under 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in his RBC Heritage debut.

Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Power Bar) Barriault is stepping in to meet American Jordan (The Beverly Hills Ninja) Wright on an April 23 UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas.

VANCOUVER — On paper, Canada is by far the favourite heading into a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Vancouver on Friday. The ninth-ranked Canadian squad features U.S.

OTTAWA — Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge says $16 million in the budget to help stamp out maltreatment and sexual abuse in sport is "just one step" to ensure Canada’s athletes feel safe and that their voices will be heard.

TORONTO — If a long Raptors post-season run depends on having Fred VanVleet at his best, the sight of the all-star guard in street clothes in Toronto's last three games of the regular-season wasn't reassuring.

NEW YORK — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday due to a left oblique strain. He was hurt in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the New York Yankees.

TALLINN, Estonia — Wesley Chiu of Richmond, B.C., was in second place after Thursday’s men’s short program at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Ilia Malinin of the United States was first with 88.

Canada's men's 4x100 relay team is a step closer to officially getting their silver medals from the Tokyo Olympics.