National Sports

HELSINKI — Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot has been named Team Canada's captain for the 2022 men's hockey world championship.

TORONTO — The CFL and CFL Players' Association will resume contract talks Thursday but the union is now directing its membership to report to training camp so it could stage a legal strike, if required.

Veterans Laura Russell and Karen Paquin highlight Canada's 32-woman rugby roster for next month's Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. The third-ranked Canadians will play the seventh-ranked U.S. in Tauranga before taking on No.

The Oilers need a win to stay alive and the the Leafs need one to end an 18-year drought.

CALGARY — Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund led a third-period surge by the Calgary Flames in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars to take a 3-2 lead in their playoff series.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps ended their jinx against Canadian Premier League sides in the Canadian Championship, cruising to a comfortable win on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres sent a fastball soaring , started jogging toward first base and raised his right arm about the time a young boy in the first row of the right field short porch caught the ball on the fly.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have announced that they have signed forward Carter Savoie to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning with this season.

MILTON, Ont. — An innocuous conversation while on a trip to southeast Asia a few years ago got Kelsey Mitchell thinking about her future plans.

WINNIPEG — Veteran CFL quarterback Dakota Prukop was competing along with first-year players Wednesday at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie camp.