National Sports

TORONTO — Although Fred VanVleet is thrilled with the birth of his third child, he was also excited to return to the Toronto Raptors' lineup. Just don't tell his fiancée that.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have plenty to be happy about after sweeping their two-game series against the Detroit Red Wings following a 6-1 win Tuesday night, but know they need to move on and prepare for the next game.

The New York Rangers acquired Patrick Kane in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, reuniting the star winger with former teammate Artemi Panarin and stamping themselves as a Stanley Cup contender in the loaded Eastern Conference.

ERIE, Pa. — It's been a long and difficult season for the young Erie Otters, who have lost 31 games and spent much of the time living at or near the bottom of the Ontario Hockey League's 10-team Western Conference.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have acquired defenceman Mattias Ekholm from the Nashville Predators. The Oilers also receive a sixth-round pick in 2024.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have added some depth at guard. Veteran Will Barton was signed by Toronto on Tuesday, with the Raptors waiving forward Juancho Hernangomez to make space on their roster.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to wheel and deal ahead of the NHL trade deadline.

FÜSSEN, Germany — Canada's men's team downed Turkey and Norway for its first wins at the world junior curling championships Tuesday. Landan Rooney's foursome opened the day with a 9-3 win over Turkey's Serkan Karagoz.

Canada Soccer has been asked to deliver a copy of its controversial agreement with Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage by Friday.

Catcher Stevie Berman had a two-run homer off the bench and outfielder Kevin Kiermaier went 2-for-2 with a run batted in and scored two runs as a Toronto Blue Jays split squad beat the visiting Detroit Tigers 6-4 Tuesday in spring training baseball a