National Sports

The Edmonton Oilers are entering territory few teams have charted in the NHL post-season, yet alone in a Stanley Cup final.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Where England stands after two European Championship games is the envy of most teams. Just not good enough yet to have title ambitions.

TORONTO — Toronto FC, looking to find its way back into the win column, will likely be without rookie wingback Tyrese Spicer for the next six weeks.

Toronto FC will find a familiar face rooting against them Saturday at Red Bull Arena. Former Canada captain Julian de Guzman joined the New York Red Bulls as sporting director in February.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Nikolas Matinpalo to a one-year, two-way contract extension, the NHL club announced Thursday. The contract has a value of US$775,000 in the NHL and US$200,000 in the American Hockey League.

TORONTO — Mo Zhang and Eugene Wang will lead an experienced Canadian table tennis team at this summer's Paris Olympics.

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — France coach Didier Deschamps says he assumes Kylian Mbappé will be available for the Euro 2024 clash against the Netherlands on Friday. “Everything is going well, after the shock we had.

MANILA — Canada improved its chances of advancing to the quarterfinals of the men's Volleyball Nations League with a lopsided 3-0 win over Germany on Thursday.

MUNICH (AP) — A late strike denied Slovenia a first ever win in a European Championship as Serbia snatched a 1-1 draw on Thursday.

TORONTO — Professional wrestling is an art form based on performers reading and responding to their viewers. According to All Elite Wrestling stars Chris Jericho and Renee Paquette, that's a dynamic being reshaped by technological innovations.