National Sports

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have signed free-agent wide receiver Dominique Rhymes to a one-year contract.

With 28 Canadians on the Toronto Arrows' roster and six on the Seattle Seawolves, it's no wonder that Canada coach Kingsley Jones will be in the stands Saturday in suburban Seattle to watch the Major League Rugby rivals face off.

KRASNOYARSK, Russia — Canadian women's and men's rinks have advanced to their respective finals at the world junior curling championships.

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — In ski-crazy Switzerland, Lara Gut-Behrami's first World Cup victory in more than two years was quickly labeled “a resurrection” by broadcasters.

Players on the U.S. women's national team are seeking more than $66 million in damages as part their gender discrimination suit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, part of a slew of court papers filed Thursday night ahead of a scheduled May trial.

Thursday's Games NHL Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 0 Montreal 4, Washington 3, OT New Jersey 2, San Jose 1 Philadelphia 4, Columbus 3, OT Winnipeg 5, Ottawa 1 St.

TORONTO — After two listless, disheartening performances, Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe wanted to see "signs of life" from his team. Toronto delivered on Thursday night. Now the challenge is to bottle it moving forward.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Canada's Milos Raonic downed Germany's Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach Open. Raonic, ranked No.

OTTAWA — Mark Scheifele broke out of a slump in style Thursday night, scoring three power-play goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Manitoba, Ontario and the Jennifer Jones wild-card team secured playoff berths at the Canadian women's curling championship Thursday.