National Sports

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher five games for an illegal check to the head.

EDMONTON — Stuart Skinner was born and raised in Edmonton as a die-hard Oilers fan. Even in his wildest dreams, he could not have imagined that he’d break a team record held by Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr.

SAINT MORITZ, Switzerland — Canadian snowboard cross racer Eliot Grondin picked up his second World Cup victory of the season Friday The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que.

MONTREAL — Elaine Chuli never saw Ken Dryden play. The 29-year-old can still appreciate the Hall of Fame goaltender's exploits between the pipes for the Montreal Canadiens. And that's despite growing up a fan of the archrival Toronto Maple Leafs.

TORONTO — The opening blows have been delivered in a court battle that could have major implications for how Canadian soccer fans view the domestic brand of the beautiful game.

TORONTO — The Wayne Train has made its final stop. After 15 hard-nosed NHL seasons where he filled the net and threw plenty of fists, Wayne Simmonds has called time on his playing career.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has asked a Swiss sports court to overturn rules imposed by World Aquatics that stop her competing in elite women’s races and she says are discrimination.

MONTREAL — Kelly Malveaux, a defensive back who played 10 seasons in the CFL and was a Grey Cup champion and two-time East Division all-star, has died at 47.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed all-star linebacker Wynton McManis to a contract extension, the CFL team announced Friday.

Cycling Canada has banned Alexander Amiri from its activities and events after an Abuse-Free Sport adjudicative panel found the road cyclist breached the organization's code of conduct.