National Sports

EDMONTON — Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko sat on the bench for a month, waiting 14 games for his first ever start in the NHL playoffs. On Tuesday he got it, and made the most of it.

Tuesday's Games NHL Eastern Conference Semifinal at Toronto Philadelphia 4 N.Y.

TORONTO — The team with the best record in MLS shot itself in the foot Tuesday night.

NEW YORK — It was a first-round sweep for Canadians at the U.S. Open.

MIAMI — Starling Marte celebrated his Miami debut with a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, helping the Marlins top the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Tuesday night.

LAKE BUENA VISA, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors had packed with a plan of being in Florida for four months. They're now just two losses away from leaving the NBA bubble.

EDMONTON — Para athlete Amanda Rummery hopes for the return of a pair of customized bicycles stolen from her Edmonton home.

ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France — After just four stages at the Tour de France, the balance of power is already clearer: Primoz Roglic and his Jumbo-Visma team are looking like the ones to beat.

TORONTO — Kadeisha Buchanan and Alphonso Davies, who each lifted the Champions League trophy in August, have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month.

EDMONTON — A Canadian para-athlete who holds several running records says two modified training bikes she uses have been stolen.