National Sports

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Josh Norris scored the decisive goal in a shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators over the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday night, extending the Senators’ winning streak to three games.

Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini says he may have been "too patient" in waiting for the struggling NHL team to turn its season around.

Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee plans to throw his hat into the political ring next fall. Dunfee, who captured bronze in the 50-kilometre race walk at last summer's Tokyo Olympics, confirmed Monday that he will run for Richmond City Council in 2022.

NEW YORK — Winnipeg defenceman Neal Pionk was suspended two games Monday for a knee-on-knee hit delivered to Toronto blue-liner Rasmus Sandin in the third period of the Jets' 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs on Sunday.

TORONTO — Playing poorly and clearly miserable, Chris Boucher found himself as an afterthought in coach Nick Nurse's rotation just 20 games into this NBA season.

WASHINGTON — The United States confirmed Monday it won't be sending any diplomatic officials to the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year — and suggested strongly that it would welcome similar displays of international solidarity from countries around

SUDBURY — The Sudbury Wolves' COVID-19 outbreak has forced the cancellation of two more games.

Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson apologized for a heated post-game interaction with a TSN cameraman a day after his CFL team was defeated in the East Division final by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Former Toronto FC general manager Ali Curtis has been named senior vice-president of competition and operations of MLS Next Pro, a new 21-team developmental league set to kick off next year.

OTTAWA — Participants in the next two Canada Games will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Canada Games Council announced Monday.