National Sports

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Chelsea and Barcelona advanced to the semifinals of the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday. Pernille Harder scored against her former team to lead Chelsea to a 3-0 win over Wolfsburg, and 5-1 on aggregate.

Canadian Benjamin St-Juste doesn't want to ease into the NFL as a rookie.

Toronto FC is taking shape in the Florida heat — a new shape under new coach Chris Armas.

SAN ANTONIO — Paige Bueckers is in a class all by herself. UConn's star guard became the first freshman ever to win The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year award Wednesday.

The Toronto Blue Jays have the bats to do some damage in the American League East this season. Whether they'll have the arms to hold the opposition at bay remains the big question mark.

A new professional rugby league circuit is set to kick off this summer in North America. Organizers of the North American Rugby League say play will begin in June with 12 American teams.

Canada's top two professional golfers are returning to tournaments this week where they were atop the leaderboard the last time they played in the event. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont.

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has been fined US$5,000, the maximum allowed under the NHL's collective bargaining agreement, for elbowing Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi on Tuesday night.

CALGARY — A capsule look at the 14 countries competing in the April 2-11 BKT Tires and OK Tires Men's World Curling Championship in Calgary (skips listed with each country).

CALGARY — Canada's top curlers competed in Calgary for over a month without a COVID-19 outbreak among them. The world's most talented men in the sport have now entered the bubble.