National Sports

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Brad Gushue thrilled a near-capacity crowd Wednesday afternoon by posting a 6-3 victory over Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers at the Kioti National. The teams shook hands after Carruthers made a draw for a single in the seventh end.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels are rebuilding from the worst season in franchise history, and they think Yusei Kikuchi will be a solid piece of their new foundation.

Another Canadian has joined the Oklahoma City Thunder organization. Ottawa's Sean Stoqua became an athletic performance coach for the Thunder and the Oklahoma City Blue, the NBA team's G-League affiliate, in September.

MONACO — Canadians Alex Tessier, Sophie de Goede and Laetitia Royer have been named to World Rugby's Women’s 15s Dream Team of the Year. Canada sevens captain Olivia Apps, meanwhile, was selected to World Rugby's Women’s Sevens Dream Team.

It's been a long road back to the highest levels of motorsport for Canadian driver Robert Wickens. Six years after he was paralyzed in a violent wreck, Wickens will again be behind the wheel against some of the best drivers in North America.

EDMONTON — Mounties in Alberta are investigating the death of a fighter following a mixed martial arts charity event. RCMP Cpl.

TORONTO — The Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets will host the Memorial Cup in the spring of 2026, the Canadian Hockey League said Wednesday.

CALGARY — A Ukrainian girls' hockey team is in Canada for a few days of peace and hockey in an arena that doesn't have a missile-sized hole in its roof.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps appear poised for some significant roster moves after the team declined to pick up contract options on six players, including striker Fafa Picault.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A linebacker at Alabama's largest historically Black university died on Tuesday after a collision during a game in October that left him hospitalized for a month, according to a statement from the university.