National Sports

BOSTON — Patrice Bergeron had a goal and three assists in his season debut, moving up to seventh on Boston's career scoring list as the Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Thursday night.

Calgary Stampeders who have played both offence and defence in games during their football careers feel a bit envious of Duron Carter. The Saskatchewan Roughriders star receiver will start on defence at cornerback in Friday's game against Calgary.

TORONTO — Andre De Grasse was a promising young sprinter at the 2015 Pan American Games and raced to double gold in the 100 and 200 metres.

TORONTO — With the Pyeongchang Games fast approaching, the Canadian Olympic Committee is calling on the International Olympic Committee to move forward with "more timely action" in the wake of the McLaren Report on Russia's systemic state-sponsored d

Investigators at the International Olympic Committee expect to have "a number" of doping cases involving Russians at the Sochi Olympics resolved by the end of November, but they have no plans to dictate the eligibility of these athletes for next year

CLEVELAND — A former professional boxer who once fought heavyweight Mike Tyson has received probation after a fatal shooting that happened when bus passengers in Cleveland challenged him to a fistfight and then followed him off the bus.

TORONTO — From playing in 2 a.m. shinny games to squeezing in ice time while on tour, Gord Downie's love of hockey ran deep.

Beijing, host of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, has a snow problem: Hardly any of the white stuff falls on the Chinese capital despite freezing temperatures.

LOS ANGELES — Adrian Kempe and Michael Cammalleri had quite the chemistry on a line with Trevor Lewis.

Wednesday's Games NHL Toronto 6 Detroit 3 St. Louis 5 Chicago 2 Los Angeles 5 Montreal 1 --- AHL San Jose 5 Stockton 2 --- MLB Post-season ALCS N.Y. Yankees 5 Houston 0 (Yankees lead series 3-2) NLCS Chicago Cubs 3 L.A.