National Sports

MONCTON, N.B. — Noah Laaouan had a goal and two assists and the Charlottetown Islanders beat the Wildcats 5-0 to sweep Moncton in three games in their best-of-five, first-round QMJHL playoff series.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists to become the sixth player in NHL history to reach 200 career playoff points and the Pittsburgh Penguins throttled the New York Rangers 7-2 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in their Easte

Sport Canada says it will discontinue a commissioned survey on inclusion in sport after receiving a letter signed by over 200 members of academic and sport communities saying it was discriminatory toward transgender athletes.

MONTREAL — Receiver Rashaun Simonise and linebacker Frederic Plesius, both Canadians, were released Monday by the Montreal Alouettes. American quarterback Quinten Normady was also let go.

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TORONTO — Corey Conners is ready to hear the roar of Canadian golf fans for the first time in three years. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., is currently the top-ranked Canadian in the field at this summer's RBC Canadian Open.

Ten-time Paralympic medallist Aurélie Rivard will join decorated Olympic swimmers Maggie Mac Neil, Penny Oleksiak and Kylie Masse on Canada's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

He's preparing for training camp to begin on time but the turbulent state of contract talks between the CFL and CFL Players' Association isn't giving veteran offensive lineman Derek Dennis a warm, fuzzy feeling about the upcoming season.

EDMONTON — Stacked with two of the NHL's top talents, the Oilers' power play is nothing short of lethal. But stagnant special teams proved costly for Edmonton in Game 4 of its first-round matchup with the L.A. Kings on Sunday.

ROME — Canada's Denis Shapovalov survived a testy opening match Monday at the Italian Open tennis tournament that saw him swear at the fans after arguing a call with the chair umpire. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.