National Sports

If you went to sleep midway through either of the Western Conference NHL playoff games the past two nights, there's a good chance you woke up to a different winner than you thought.

DALLAS (AP) — Mason Marchment is set to return to the Dallas Stars' lineup for Game 2 of their second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

GUELPH, Ont. — Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly was back on the field Thursday, just two days after being suspended by the CFL for violating its gender-based violence policy.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks accomplished a first on Wednesday -- they prevented Connor McDavid from getting a shot on net. It was the first time in 55 career playoff games the superstar has failed to register a shot.

Forward Tyson Beukeboom is set to enter the Canadian rugby record book Saturday. Named in the starting lineup for fourth-ranked Canada against No.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday following another disappointing playoff exit.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Pyotr Kochetkov is set to start in goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 against the New York Rangers on Thursday night, as they make a change in net trailing the second-round series 2-0.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe took his place in front of a dozen television cameras. The Maple Leafs head coach — on centre stage inside a small auditorium at the team's practice facility — was optimistic about the future for both himself and the group.

Former Toronto FC general manager Ali Curtis has earned a promotion as Major League Soccer revamps the leadership of MLS Next, its academy and youth development program.

Canadian riders Michael Woods and Riley Pickrell are out of the Giro d'Italia.