National Sports

MISSISSAUGA, Ont.

CHUR, Switzerland — Freestyle skier Noah Porter MacLennan of Ottawa collected a silver medal at the Big Air World Cup on Friday, opening the new season with the best performance of his career. "I really wasn't expecting this," beamed the Canadian.

ANTWERP, Belgium — Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal has advanced to the semifinals of the ATP 250 European Open after defeating Dan Evans of the U.K. in a gruelling match on Friday that lasted two hours 41 minutes.

MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil — Chile XV defeated Canada 'A' 36-25 Friday in an Americas Rugby Trophy match that saw a procession of players sent to the sin-bin.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks set some dubious records on their season-opening road swing.

REGINA — Even though he has every reason to, Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Mason Fine is determined not to be overwhelmed when he makes his first CFL start Saturday against the Calgary Stampeders.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have placed Nikolaj Ehlers on injured reserve, the team announced Friday. The move, retroactive to Tuesday, means the winger will miss at least Saturday's visit from the Toronto Maple Leafs and Monday's tilt with the St.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after failing a drug test during the U.S. Open in August. The ITIA announced the punishment Friday for Halep, a former No.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps say they are mourning the death of former striker Masato Kudo. Japanese club Tegevajaro Miyazaki announced on its website Friday that the 32-year-old player had died.

TORONTO — John Schneider and Ross Atkins never stopped speaking with each other, it's just the subject matter that has shifted over the past two weeks.