National Sports

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Alexander Nylander put away the game-winning goal midway through the third period as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins topped the Belleville Senators 3-1 in American Hockey League play on Friday.

Tracy Fleury is joining Rachel Homan's curling team, but where one of the top skips in Canadian women's curling will play in the lineup has yet to be announced.

VANCOUVER — Henry Burris is no longer an offensive consultant with the B.C. Lions — after just 10 days on the job.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — GOP lawmakers in Utah pushed through a ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls teams Friday, overriding a veto and joining 11 other states with similar laws amid a nationwide culture war. A veto letter from Gov.

TORONTO — Canada Soccer has condemned abusive comments directed at Mark-Anthony Kaye following his sending-off in Thursday's 1-0 loss in Costa Rica in World Cup qualifying play.

Five Tokyo Olympians, including Olympic and Commonwealth champion Maude Charron, will be part of Canada's 14-athlete weightlifting team at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Bo Bichette dug in in the batter's box, facing teammate Jose Berrios in the first live batting practice of the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training.

Canadians (Fearless) Lance Gibson Jr. and (Ruthless) Randi Field have been added to the Bellator 279 fight card April 23 in Honolulu. The mixed martial arts promotion is holding back-to-back Hawaii cards at Neal S.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Isaac Paredes's three-run blast in the seventh inning broke open the game and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Friday in Grapefruit League play.

Canadians T.J. (The Truth) Laramie and Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser have new opponents for their upcoming UFC fights. Laramie (12-4-0) will now face American featherweight Pat Sabatini (16-3-0) on an April 16 Fight Night card in Las Vegas.