National Sports

WINTERBERG, Germany — Canada's Hallie Clarke was the leader at the halfway point of the women's skeleton competition at the bobsled and skeleton world championships. The 19-year-old from Brighton, Ont.

TORONTO — Fourteen clubs, including three newcomers, will take part in the 2024 Canadian Championship, a four-round competition set to kick off in April.

DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates — The second-seeded team of Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe moved on to the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal victory over Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichen

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Peiyun Chien shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour event in Thailand, the first of three tournaments on the LPGA's Asian swing.

EDMONTON — As much as Edmonton battled back, the Boston Bruins were there for the counterpunch.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Toronto centre Auston Matthews has scored his 50th and 51st goal of the season in 54 games in the Maple Leafs' NHL 6-3 win over Arizona.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his 50th and 51st goals of the season in his hometown to become the fastest U.S.-born player to reach 50 and help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the crumbling Arizona Coyotes 6-3 on Wednesday night.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Tristen Doyle and Leo Braillard scored twice each as the Lethbridge Hurricanes topped the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-3. Miguel Marques and Logan Wormald had a goal each for Lethbridge.

CALGARY — A change-up and a settling into new roles has Rachel Homan's curling team extending a stellar season into the Canadian women's curling championship.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Orlando City SC beat the Cavalry FC 3-0 in CONCACAF Champions Champions Cup action at Starlight Stadium on Wednesday. Facundo Torres had two goals while Duncan McGuire scored the opener, and eventual winner, for the U.S. side.