National Sports

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames won their season opener for the first time in well over a decade with a 5-3 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Ty Nelson capped off a run of three unanswered goals from the North Bay Battalion as they defeated the Peterborough Petes 3-1 on Thursday.

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QUEBEC — Laurent Dubreuil blazed his way to being national champion in the men's 500-metre long track speedskating race on Thursday. The Lévis, Que., native, who holds the Canadian record in the event (33.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Craig Anderson showed he’s still capable of making numerous clutch saves. The Buffalo Sabres' 41-year-old goalie also isn’t bad at cracking a few jokes between periods, either.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe wanted a response. The Maple Leafs head coach got exactly that in his team's home opener thanks to a familiar face — and a couple new ones.

SAN DIEGO — Canada's Bianca Andreescu lost 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 to sixth-seeded Coco Gauff in the second round of the San Diego Open on Thursday. Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont.

TORONTO — Canadian youth international wing Kobe Faust has re-signed with the Toronto Arrows for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 20-year-old has spent three seasons with the Arrows but was hampered by injury last year.

TORONTO — Cavalry FC’s Marco Carducci, Atletico Ottawa’s Nathan Ingham and Pacific FC’s Callum Irving are the nominees for the Canadian Premier League's Golden Glove award, honouring the best goalkeeper during the 2022 regular season.

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson is expected to miss eight weeks due to an abdominal muscle strain, according to the team. The announcement came following the results of an MRI Matheson underwent on Wednesday.