National Sports

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Caedan Bankier scored the game-winning goal with 6:17 left in the third period as the Kamloops Blazers held off a Seattle comeback effort and edged the Thunderbirds 6-5 on Wednesday.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Joshua Roy scored the game-winning goal 51 seconds into overtime as the Sherbrooke Phoenix survived a late comeback effort from the Gatineau Olympiques for a 4-3 victory on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Even though Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet each had a double-double the Toronto Raptors came out flat against a conference rival.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Matthew Maggio and Alex Christopoulos each had a goal and an assist as the Windsor Spitfires topped the Guelph Storm 4-1 on Wednesday. Maggio's two-point effort added to his OHL-leading totals of 52 goals and 109 points this season.

Canada's Brooke Henderson is in one of the featured groups at the LPGA's Drive On Championship. The native of Smiths Falls, Ont., is paired with American star Nelly Korda and South Korea's Jin Young Ko, currently ranked No. 1 on the LPGA Tour.

MIAMI — Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez completed a first-round sweep for Canadians in the women's singles draw at the Miami Open with wins on Wednesday. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont.

VANCOUVER — There's little Quinn Hughes does on the ice that shocks his Vancouver Canucks teammates anymore. At 23 years old, the American defenceman has already smashed records, and he appears poised to continue elevating his game.

SANDVIKEN, Sweden — Canada's Kerri Einarson beat South Korea's Seungyoun Ha 8-6 to salvage a split of her games Wednesday at the women's world curling championship.

ZURICH (AP) — Russia and Belarus teams were excluded by the International Ice Hockey Federation on Wednesday from all its world championships next season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos has joined the bidding for the NFL’s Washington Commanders, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.