National Sports

VANCOUVER — The general manager of the Vancouver Canucks wasn't happy Thursday afternoon. Patrik Allvin wanted to be watching his players prepare for another playoff game.

OTTAWA — Canadian Olympic swimmer Ruslan Gaziev has been suspended 18 months for anti-doping rule violations.

NEW YORK (AP) — After two rounds of the NHL playoffs, there were hopes the New York Rangers had a chance to end their 30-year Stanley Cup drought.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade was back in South Florida on Thursday to do battle again.

Vince Carter's highlight-reel dunks for the Toronto Raptors in the early 2000s inspired a generation of Canadian basketball players.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says robot home plate umpires are unlikely for 2025. “We still have some technical issues,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday at a news conference following an owners meeting.

PRAGUE — Any anxiety Canada felt entering the elimination round of the world hockey championship was put to rest quickly in a 6-3 win over Slovakia in quarterfinal action Thursday.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The first sign this wasn't a Gabriel Landeskog retirement announcement: The Colorado captain showed up wearing an Avalanche hat, shirt and shorts as if he'd just gone through a workout.

ANTALYA — Canada fell 3-1 to top-ranked Poland on Thursday in men's Volleyball Nations League action. Canada started strong and took the first set 25-18 before Poland rebounded and took the next three 25-20, 25-23 and 25-21.

DALLAS — Kris Knoblauch thought he spied a weakness. The head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters was looking for an edge against the rival London Knights during the 2015-16 season.