National Sports

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Laura Stacey scored in the first period, Tereza Vanišová added the go-ahead goal in the third and Montreal beat Minnesota 2-1 on Wednesday night to move into first place in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

OTTAWA — Boston didn’t have its best game, but managed to steal a 3-2 win over Ottawa on Wednesday night in Professional Women’s Hockey League action. With 51.

MONCTON, N.B. — Raoul Boilard scored the go-ahead goal 5:52 into the third period and Team Red topped Team White 3-1 in the Canadian Hockey League top prospects game on Wednesday.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kevin Yu of Taiwan shot a bogey-free, 8-under 64 on the North Course at Torrey Pines to take a one-shot lead over Patrick Cantlay and Ryo Hisatsune in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday.

TORONTO — A new-look Toronto Raptors team means turning a three-day break into a mini-training camp.

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic wants his players to be more than just role models on the court. He wants them to be good citizens, too.

TORONTO — Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae will perform during the second intermission of the NHL All-Star Game. The 20-year-old McRae, of Calgary, is a nine-time Juno Award winner and multiplatinum artist.

Just nine tournaments into the DP World Tour season, Canada's Aaron Cockerill is already in the best position of his career. Cockerill, from Stony Mountain, Man.

OTTAWA — Dru Brown won't be hitting CFL free agency. The Ottawa Redblacks signed the American quarterback to a two-year deal Wednesday. The CFL club acquired Brown's rights last week from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for a 2024 fifth-round draft pick.