National Sports

OTTAWA — Matt Duchene doesn't want to compare his season to Kyle Turris's, even if the two are indirectly linked together by a November trade. Turris returns to the Canadian city Thursday night when his Nashville Predators visit the Senators.

TORONTO — Eugene Melnyk is back in the horse-racing business. He no longer owns 500-plus quality thoroughbreds but the Ottawa Senators' owner has started rebuilding with a twist: he's breeding horses to sell, not race.

NEW YORK — Joe Girardi has an idea what Aaron Boone will face when the Yankees and the rookie manager open their spring training schedule on Feb. 23.

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana prosecutor blasted President Donald Trump on Wednesday for politicizing the case of an immigrant illegally living in the U.S.

BROSSARD, Que. — The chances of making a late charge for a playoff spot are so slim the Montreal Canadiens don't really think about it much these days.

Charleston Hughes is over the whirlwind that was his becoming a Saskatchewan Roughrider. The veteran defensive end was traded twice Friday.

MADRID — Alexis Sanchez has reached a deal with Spanish authorities to avoid prison time in a tax fraud case stemming from when he played for Barcelona.

MINNEAPOLIS — Operators of the Minneapolis stadium that hosted the Super Bowl have some seats to replace, including one taken by a Philadelphia Eagles fan who was spotted with a stolen seat at the airport.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, an increasingly prominent figure in the country's leadership, will be part of the North's delegation to the South Korean Winter Olympics, officials said Wednesday.

TORONTO — Fewer football fans caught the Super Bowl on a Canadian channel this year as viewers again had the option to watch a U.S. feed featuring buzzy commercials. Bell Media says it drew an average audience of 4.