National Sports

The Canadian men's rugby sevens team faces a tough challenge in its final bid to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

ZURICH (AP-CP) — World Cup champion Spain took over top spot in the new FIFA women's rankings Friday after advancing to the final four of the UEFA Nations League.

ALPE D'HUEZ, France — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury's domination of the World Cup moguls circuit continued Friday with a gold medal at Alpe d’Huez.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks celebrated goaltender Roberto Luongo's career with a shutout win over the Florida Panthers.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a tentative trade with the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire right-hander Tyler Glasnow and outfielder Manuel Margot for pitcher Ryan Pepiot and outfield prospect Jonny Deluca, a person familiar with

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild recently concluded two investigations into their code of conduct, and the organization said Thursday night it took “appropriate steps” to address the matters that were brought to its attention.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored four goals for the first time in his NHL career, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 53 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton 7-4 on Thursday night to end the Oilers’ winning streak at eight.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Columbus 6 Toronto 5 (OT) Minnesota 3 Calgary 2 (SO) St.

EDMONTON — Usually a team that outshoots its opponent by 33 shots comes out on top, but that was not the case in Edmonton on Thursday.

VANCOUVER — Roberto Luongo says his time with the Vancouver Canucks was career-defining. Luongo spent parts of eight seasons with the Canadian franchise after being acquired in 2006 as part of a package deal with the Florida Panthers.