National Sports

PARIS — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez advanced to the third round of the French Open on Wednesday while Bianca Andreescu was eliminated in straight sets.

Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies, sidelined from international play since November, returns to action with Canada for June games against Iran, Curaçao and Honduras.

Canada's Brigitte Thibault is ready to take the next step in her career. The product of Rosemere, Que.

EDMONTON — Jay Woodcroft was slicing tape for a team packed with future Hall of Famers.

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — NBC Sports averaged 507,000 viewers per match window for its Premier League coverage, making this the second-most watched season since the network began airing games in August 2013.

Norwegian curler Thomas Ulsrud, a three-time Olympian who won silver at the 2010 Vancouver Games, has died after a long illness, the World Curling Federation said Wednesday. He was 50.

Brittney Griner's wife, Cherelle, wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner's release, doing whatever is necessary to get the WNBA star home from Russia where she has been detained for more than three months.

Fiery John Tortorella, who served up the infamous "moral victory" line after a close loss while coaching the 2017 Vancouver Canucks, confirmed yesterday he has had discussions about coaching the Philadelphia Flyers next season.

EDMONTON — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has suffered through plenty of heartache in the Alberta capital.

LONDON (AP) — Roman Abramovich’s 19 years as Chelsea owner is closer to ending after the British government approved the sale of the Premier League club by the sanctioned Russian oligarch to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd