National Sports

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Macklin Celebrini has a pretty good idea his NHL future rests with the San Jose Sharks, who hold the first pick in the draft.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Stuart Skinner has taken to reading books as a way of taking his mind off the sport of hockey and his job as an NHL goaltender of getting in front of frozen rubber disks fired at him at 90-plus mph.

Canadian under-20 coach Andrew Olivieri has named a 22-man roster for international friendlies this month against Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay in La Calera, Chile.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders game Friday had the green light to go ahead despite water restrictions in the city. Calgarians were urged to reduce water use as work to repair a major water main stretched into a second day.

LE COLLET D'ALLEVARD — Canadian Derek Gee finished fourth at the mountaintop finish of Stage 6 of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Friday and heads into the final two stages in fourth place overall.

Should Toronto's home opener come down to a game-deciding field goal try, the Argonauts will have a say regarding what football kicker Lirim Hajrullahu uses.

SUNRISE — Connor McDavid was in the midst of a hockey nightmare. The superstar captain's Edmonton Oilers — among the Stanley Cup favourites in training camp — had just suffered another demoralizing loss.

MONTREAL — Lewis Hamilton is intrigued by the idea of a transfer window or free agency in Formula One, but the seven-time world champion believes the circuit’s season-long driver market generates more than enough excitement.

PARIS (AP) — Alexander Zverev moved a win away from his first Grand Slam title with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open semifinals on Friday, the same day a pending domestic violence court case in his native Germany was r

PARIS (AP) — Jasmine Paolini will play in the women's doubles and singles finals at the French Open , after getting to the team event with Sara Errani by defeating Marta Kostyuk and Elena-Gabriela Ruse 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 Friday.