National Sports

LAS VEGAS — Patrick Marleau is poised to make history tonight. The 41-year-old native of Aneroid, Sask.

LONDON — Tottenham fired Jose Mourinho on Monday after only 17 months in charge, and just as he was preparing to coach the club in the League Cup final.

SANDY, Utah — Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Marc Dos Santos dedicated the team's season-opening victory to all the fans back in Vancouver who could not be in attendance.

REGINA — The Brandon Wheat Kings extended their win streak to four games with a 5-4 overtime victory over the Winnipeg Ice in Western Hockey League action on Sunday. Ben McCartney had four assists for the Wheat Kings (15-3-2-0).

Sunday's Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Boston 6 Washington 3 N.Y. Rangers 5 New Jersey 3 Buffalo 4 Pittsburgh 2 Vegas 5 Anaheim 2 N.Y.

CALGARY — Brendan Bottcher beat Kevin Koe 6-2 in another big all-Alberta game on Sunday to book a spot in the men's final of the Humpty's Champions Cup, while Ottawa's Rachel Homan secured a berth in the women's championship.

TAMPA, Fla. — Montreal's Chris Boucher had 31 points and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors extended Oklahoma City's season-worst losing streak to 10 games, beating the Thunder 112-106 on Sunday night. Gary Trent Jr.

VANCOUVER — The sight of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman lying on the ice in pain has his teammates worried about his status. Hyman left Sunday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks with a knee injury in the second period and did not return.

VANCOUVER — For Travis Green and his Vancouver Canucks, the win they gritted out on Sunday meant more than two points in the standings. The Canucks suffered the NHL's worst COVID-19 outbreak when the P.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez tapped his bat twice on the plate to make sure it wasn't cracked, then sent the next pitch he saw from Toronto reliever T.J.