National Sports

MONTREAL — When Jeff Gorton signed on to become the Montreal Canadiens’ new executive vice-president of hockey operations last fall, the two pillars he wanted to improve were hockey development and analytics.

VICTORIA — There is no beating Pascal Siakam to the gym in the morning. The Toronto Raptors forward is setting the pace at training camp in Victoria, as the first at practice and the last to leave.

SYDNEY, Australia — Breanna Stewart and the United States used a dominant defensive effort to beat Canada and reach the gold-medal game of the World Cup for the fourth consecutive tournament.

MONTREAL — With only two games left in CF Montreal’s season, second place in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference appears to be all but locked up — barring an unexpected meltdown from the first-place Philadelphia Union.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays locked up a playoff spot Thursday afternoon without taking the field, securing a berth when the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3.

VANCOUVER — It wasn't a game that mattered in the standings, but head coach Bruce Boudreau was still disappointed in how his Vancouver Canucks let a third-period lead evaporate on Thursday.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL pre-season Carolina 5 Florida 2 Nashville at Tampa Bay, ppd New Jersey 5 N.Y. Rangers 2 Winnipeg 4 Montreal 3 St.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Canada's Denis Shapovalov booked his ticket to the Korea Open semifinals after a 6-2, 6-2 win over Radu Albot on Thursday. The Richmond Hill, Ont.

EDMONTON — Connor Bedard capped a two-goal night with the game-winner in overtime leading the Regina Pats to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Thursday.

MONTREAL — Brad Lambert missed the first week of the Winnipeg Jets’ training camp due to injury but came back to impress in his debut. The 30th overall pick in the 2022 draft picked up two points including his first goal in a Jets uniform.