National Sports

DALLAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger stopped 35 shots for his second consecutive shutout, Radek Faksa scored early and assisted on two of the four Dallas goals in a less than 7-minute span of the second period, and the Stars beat Edmonton 5-0 Wednesday night

TORONTO (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped Toronto 4-1 on Wednesday despite Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews adding to his NHL lead with the sniper’s 63rd goal of the season.

HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez homered twice and matched his career high with four hits, Cristian Javier and four relievers combined on a one-hitter and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 on Wednesday night.

If Lauren Kim is intimidated by storied Augusta National Golf Club, it doesn't show. The 19-year-old collegiate golfer from Surrey, B.C., is the lone Canadian in the field at the Augusta National Women's Amateur this week.

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Michael Misa scored and assisted as the Saginaw Spirit defeated the Owen Sound Attack 5-1 on Wednesday night to complete a first-round sweep in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs.

UTICA, N.Y. — Haley Winn scored twice while Hilary Knight had a goal and two assists, and the United States opened its title defence with a 4-0 win over Switzerland at the 2024 world women's hockey championship on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews climbed another rung in his pursuit of 70 goals. The Maple Leafs, however, will have to wait a little longer to secure a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs for an eighth straight season.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Justin Gill, Isaac Dufort and Justin Poirier each scored twice as the Baie Comeau Drakkar thumped the Charlottetown Islanders 7-1 to complete a first-round sweep on Wednesday night in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 28 points, Naz Reid added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the short-handed Toronto Raptors 133-85 on Wednesday night to move into a tie for first-place in the Western Conference.

MONTREAL — Swimming Canada is searching for a new site for the Olympic and Paralympic trials due to an extended closure of Montreal's Olympic pool.