National Sports

BOSTON — Jon Cooper is a hockey coach. He's also aware of the world outside the rink. Relations between Canada and the United States are as frosty as they've been in a long time. U.S.

Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick, Erling Haaland stayed on the bench injured and Real Madrid dumped Manchester City out of the Champions League on Wednesday.

DUNEDIN — His spot at the top of the batting order no longer secure and his statistics trending downward, George Springer has plenty to prove as he enters the penultimate season of his six-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays.

MURCIA — Casey Stoney's debut as Canada coach was a tale of two halves against China at the Pinatar Cup on Wednesday. "I liked the first half. I didn't like the second half," Stoney said succinctly after the 1-1 draw.

Emmanuel Rugamba embraces the challenge of helping the Edmonton Elks return to the CFL playoffs. The veteran linebacker/defensive back was part of Edmonton general manager Ed Hervey's deep dive into CFL free agency earlier this month.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The title sponsor of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Curling Canada insist their relationship is rock solid as some curlers wonder about changes they've seen this year.

BOSTON (AP) — The general manager of the U.S. team in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament said he would welcome a visit from President Donald Trump to the championship game between the United States and Canada on Thursday night.

DOHA — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Qatar Open tennis tournament with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) win over French qualifier Quentin Halys on Tuesday.

It was Alphonso Davies to the rescue for Bayern Munich.

MILAN (AP) — Seldom has a player’s sending off had such an influence on a game.