National Sports

PALM HARBOR, Fla.

TORONTO — Zach Aston-Reese wouldn't mind if the Maple Leafs sported their green and white jerseys more often. Morgan Rielly, meanwhile, looks to finally be heating up with the post-season beckoning.

MONTREAL — Five different Stingers scored for defending champion Concordia in a 5-1 quarterfinal win over Nipissing in the U Sports women's hockey championship Friday.

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — The Gatineau Olympiques extended their momentum in the QMJHL with a 20th straight win Friday. Gatineau (46-12-4-2) downed the host Shawinigan Cataractes 6-1. The Olympiques had already sewn up top spot in the West Division.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The host Prince Edward Island Panthers upset the top-seeded Calgary Dinos 4-2 in the U Sports men's hockey championship quarterfinals Friday. Alberta's Golden Bears blanked Windsor's Lancer 7-0 in the other quarterfinal to advance.

Canada's World Cup hopes took a body blow Friday with news that Janine Beckie has been sidelined by a torn anterior cruciate in her right knee.

TORONTO — The 2023 thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack will start on time. Woodbine Entertainment and the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario (HBPA) agreed on a two-year deal Friday.

THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, Ont. — Reece Howden and Brady Leman sat down beside each other in the Craigleith Ski Club's south lodge on Friday to peel off their gear after the penultimate race of the World Cup season.

TORONTO — Taylor Girard scored the game-winning goal and added an empty-netter as the Connecticut Whale held on for a 5-3 win over the Toronto Six to open a Premier Hockey League semifinal series.

Toronto starter Yusei Kikuchi was tagged with his first earned runs of spring training as the Blue Jays were swept by Philadelphia in a pair of split-squad games Friday.