National Sports

GENEVA — Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant won their final preliminary matches Thursday at the world mixed doubles curling championship to finish second in their group and set up a playoff showdown with Norway.

Football Canada president Jim Mullin is "cautiously optimistic" the amateur game in Canada has weathered the COVID-19 storm. The global pandemic shut down much of the sport in this country the last two years, especially tackle football.

KAUFBEUREN, Germany — Joakim Kemell scored in overtime to complete a hat trick, and Finland came back to beat Canada 6-5 in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world men's under-18 hockey championship.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired Paraguayan international midfielder Andrés Cubas via transfer from French club Nîmes Olympique.

TORONTO — It's been a competitive start for Ontario's fledgling sports-betting market but Greg Warren is anticipating that to ramp up shortly.

TORONTO — Three years after the Raptors last played post-season basketball at home, nobody on this side of the border wants to see Toronto's run end yet.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The final score didn't matter in the end.

WINNIPEG — Eric Comrie thanked his Winnipeg Jets teammates for helping him earn his first career shutout. Comrie made 35 saves in Winnipeg's 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. “It feels really good.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays were forced to search for small victories Wednesday after dropping a 7-1 decision to the Boston Red Sox.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Petry scored his second goal of the game in the final minute of the third period and Sam Montembeault made 24 saves as the Montreal Canadiens beat the playoff-bound New York Rangers 4-3 Wednesday night to snap a nine-game losing