National Sports

HAMILTON — Mexico's CF Monterrey, with a pair of second-half goals, survived difficult conditions to defeat Forge FC 2-0 in the opening leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks wasted little time before locking up their newest defenceman. Vancouver signed recently acquired blueliner Marcus Pettersson to a six-year, US$33-million contract extension on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL Players’ Association said Wednesday it has filed an appeal on Ryan Hartman’s behalf after the Minnesota Wild forward was suspended 10 games for roughing.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL Players’ Association said Wednesday it has filed an appeal on Ryan Hartman’s behalf after the Minnesota Wild forward was suspended 10 games for roughing.

HALIFAX — The Canadian and American national women’s hockey teams aren’t worried about the current political climate overshadowing Game 4 of the Rivalry Series.

PUPUKEA — Teenage Canadian surfer Erin Brooks made it to the round of 16 Wednesday at the Lexus Pipe Pro, surviving two rounds before losing to Australian Molly Picklum.

Jimmy Butler has gotten his wish. He's being traded out of Miami. The Heat and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a deal that sends Butler to the Bay Area, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American receiver/returner Mario Alford to a contract extension, the CFL team announced Wednesday. Alford was fourth in the league with 2,071 all-purpose yards in 2004, his third season with the Roughriders.

TORONTO — Canadian sports fans continue to voice their displeasure at American economic policies despite a pause in a trade war between Canada and the United States.

The mid-winter blahs are something Nick Taylor has only heard about. Taylor has won four of his five career PGA Tour titles in the winter months, most recently winning the Sony Open in Hawaii on Jan. 12 in a playoff with Colombia's Nico Echavarría.