National Sports

TORONTO — Mitch Marner emerged from behind a sliding door at the Maple Leafs' practice facility.

DALLAS (AP) — Wayne Gretzky was in the Dallas Stars locker room congratulating them after they advanced to their third consecutive Western Conference final, where they will face the franchise with which “The Great One” was a four-time Stanley Cup cha

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — NFL owners unanimously approved allowing players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics.

OTTAWA — King Charles will drop the puck at a road hockey game and visit an Ottawa farmers market next week during his first visit to Canada since his coronation.

The MLS Disciplinary Committee has fined Toronto FC midfielder Derrick Etienne Jr. and CF Montreal defender Joel Waterman for misbehaviour in Saturday's 6-1 TFC win at Stade Saputo.

Canadian international defender Vanessa Gilles, who spent the last three seasons with France's Lyon on loan from Angel City FC of the NWSL, has been sold to Bayern Munich.

Veteran midfielder Desiree Scott, in her international swansong, leads the Canadian roster for a pair of international friendlies against Haiti in the May/June FIFA international window.

PARIS — Rising tennis star Victoria Mboko moved a step closer to qualifying for her first career Grand Slam main draw with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Austria's Sinja Kraus on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Montreal Victoire's Kori Cheverie, Ottawa Charge's Carla MacLeod and Toronto Sceptres' Troy Ryan have been named the finalists for the PWHL's coach of the year. Cheverie of New Glasgow, N.S.

A quick look at the NHL's Western Conference best-of-seven final between the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars starting Wednesday: RECENT HISTORY: The Oilers ousted the Stars in six games in last year's conference final.