National Sports

Mark Messier calls "No One Wins Alone" his memoir. But it's really the hockey icon's recipe for success, on and off the ice. And given Messier's resume, it's no surprise he wrote the book on winning.

University athletics in Ontario are overwhelmingly white, from student athletes to coaches to administrators, according to a new report that found rampant systemic racism in varsity sports.

NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets left-wing Kyle Connor, Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid and New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.

MONTREAL — Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov will lead Canada at the upcoming Davis Cup Finals international tennis tournament. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime, ranked 12th in the world, and Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont.

Fresh from a 5-1 win over New Zealand on Saturday in Ottawa, Canadian women's soccer coach Bev Priestman is clear on what she expects from Tuesday's rematch with the Football Ferns in Montreal. "More of the same," Priestman said.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A former high-level swimming coach accused of historical child abuse has been remanded in custody until next month after his case was mentioned Monday in an Australian court.

ROUBAIX, France — Canadian Kelsey Mitchell came in fifth in the keirin at the world track championship Sunday in Roubaix, France. Germany’s Lea Sophie Friedrich crossed the finish line first in 11.

SASKATOON — The Saskatoon Blades defeated the Regina Pats 4-1 Sunday for their fourth consecutive triumph in the Western Hockey League.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Brenden Sirizzotti scored in the shootout to complete a dramatic comeback and lift the Ottawa 67's past the Oshawa Generals 5-4 in the Ontario Hockey League Sunday after the teams combined for seven goals in a frantic third period.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Arturs Silovs made 26 saves to give the Abbotsford Canucks the franchise's first shutout in a 3-0 victory over the Henderson Silver Knights in the American Hockey League on Sunday.