PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is off to the quarterfinals at the Prague Open.

TORONTO - Claude Julien marvelled at the Philadelphia Flyers this week.

EDMONTON - Troy Stecher scored an emotional game-winning goal Wednesday as the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 to take the opener of their best-of-seven NHL playoff series.

TORONTO - Patrice Bergeron scored early in the second ovetime and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Wednesday in Game 1 of their first-round series that was postponed 15 hours to a rare late-morning start.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - If Magneuris Sierra and the Miami Marlins were looking for special souvenirs to bring home from their extra long road trip, they found them with a big extra-inning win and a hold on first place.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Stanley Johnson scored the tiebreaking basket in the lane with 4.9 seconds remaining, giving the Toronto Raptors a 125-121 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday that made a winner of Adrian Griffin.

Taylor Pendrith is ready to showcase his game on the biggest stage in golf.

EDMONTON - Colorado dominated well into the third period with nothing to show for it. All that firepower and the Avalanche could not solve Arizona goalie Darcy Kuemper.

TORONTO - Islanders coach Barry Trotz isn't surprised the Washington Capitals, his former team, is unhappy with Anders Lee.

TORONTO - After being told to come back the next morning because another game lasted five overtimes, the Boston Bruins didn't want to repeat history so quickly.

Whether it's as a player or coach, Adrian Griffin said there's no better practice than actual games.

TORONTO - One by one, the Maple Leafs sat down in front of their laptops, iPads and smart phones to face the music — from a distance via video conferencing, of course — following another season that started with big dreams and ended with a resounding thud.

TORONTO - Back home training following quarantine in the wake of the MLS is Back Tournament, Canada's three teams await word on where and when they will play next.

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins had a specific vision last summer when they examined the rubble of a first-round sweep at the hands of the New York Islanders. General manager Jim Rutherford, coach Mike Sullivan and his staff then spent the off-season revamping a team it believed would b…

Massage therapists working on a conveyor belt of sore groins, hips and backs was the aftermath of the NHL's marathon between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2020 has to wait a year to get inducted because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the careers of Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons, Larry Walker, and Marvin Miller are already being celebrated at the shrine.

With Major League Soccer having successfully concluded its MLS is Back Tournament, now it's the Canadian Premier League's turn.

Bryan Little is unsure if or when he'll play in the NHL again.

Bridget Carleton didn't even have time to text her parents last week before she made her first WNBA start.

Canada will learn its 2022 World Cup qualifying path next Wednesday in CONCACAF's preliminary draw.

Canadian cyclist Michael Woods is joining British star Chris Froome at Team Israel Start-Up Nation next season.

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces have made English forward Sam Wilde their sixth player signing.

LAGOS, Portugal - Canadian international Alphonso Davies sat out training Wednesday ahead of Bayern Munich's Champions League quarterfinal against Barcelona.

After a season of splitting goaltending duties to keep them rested for the playoffs, Bruce Cassidy knew several months off had cut into that well-planned advantage for the Boston Bruins.

EDMONTON - Robin Lehner had more trouble with one of his skates than he did with his former team.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Canadian qualifier Leylah Annie Fernandez upset 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round of the Top Seed Open on Tuesday.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Soaked in sweat and doused in water, the Portland Timbers hoisted the MLS is Back trophy at midfield and then headed toward a giant TV screen filled with fans cheering from afar.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Bo Bichette, Travis Shaw and the wandering Toronto Blue Jays felt just fine in their new nest.

TORONTO - By the time he launched the last shot, Brayden Point was just trying to do anything he could to end the fourth-longest game in NHL history.

As the Boston Bruins watched from their locker room at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, waiting for the previous game to end so they could take the ice, the players began rooting for someone — anyone — to score.

EDMONTON - Dillon Dube and his linemates may be third on the Calgary Flames depth chart, but they are grabbing headlines in the NHL playoffs.

Feeling somewhat more seasoned in playoff experience, the Vancouver Canucks now face an opponent with loads of it.

TORONTO - Don't expect to see Delvin Breaux playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats if the CFL stages a shortened season.

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have temporarily halted their online 50/50 game-day raffle due to "unforeseen circumstances."

Progress, yes, but an inability to defend a lead against a playoff-savvy team ousted the Edmonton Oilers early from Stanley Cup contention.

TORONTO - A group looking to bring rugby league to New York has pulled out of the Toronto Wolfpack sweepstakes, citing the cost of reviving the troubled transatlantic franchise plus complications involving minority shareholders.

Canadian forward Jonathan David has completed his record-breaking transfer to Lille on a deal that runs through 2025.

TORONTO - The Montreal Canadiens were significant underdogs against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

OTTAWA - The 2020 Home Hardware Canada Cup curling competition has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.