National Sports

VANCOUVER — Alex Ovechkin's always enjoyed playing on the road. That showed Tuesday when he hit yet another milestone, scoring twice as his Washington Capitals downed the Canucks 5-1 in Vancouver.

LONDON, Ont. — The London Knights came back from an early deficit to top the Guelph Storm 6-2 for their fifth straight victory on Tuesday.

CALGARY — Boos and cheers greeted Matthew Tkachuk in his first game in Calgary as a Florida Panther, although there was more of the former whenever the puck was on his stick.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler wasn’t going to make too big of a deal about the Winnipeg Jets’ 5-0 victory over the reigning Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday Wheeler, who recorded a hat trick and added an assist, was asked if it was a sta

MONTREAL — Kaapo Kahkonen stood on his head to make sure the San Jose Sharks started their four-game Eastern Conference road trip the right way.

LAKE LOUISE, Alaska — Austria's Nina Ortlieb posted the fastest time Tuesday in the first downhill training run ahead of a women's World Cup alpine skiing stop this week at Lake Louise, Alta. Ortlieb finished in one minute 50.27 seconds.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Christian Pulisic gave his body for his country, scoring the goal that advanced the United States in the World Cup while crashing into the goalkeeper. Pulisic’s 38th-minute goal lifted the U.S.

DOHA, Qatar — FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Croatia on Tuesday because of its fans’ taunts aimed at Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan, who has Serbian family ties, during the teams’ World Cup game.

Adam Bighill wants to take care of some unfinished business. Not for him, but for his Winnipeg Blue Bombers teammates.

For just the fifth time in its nearly century-long history, the Canadian men's curling championship will have a new title sponsor after this season. The 2023 Brier, set for March 3-12 in London, Ont.