National Sports

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is "exploring potential public viewing opportunities" for the Vancouver Canucks' Round 2 playoff series against Edmonton.

ANCASTER, Ont. — For nearly seven decades, all of Canada's male professional golfers had the goal of winning the RBC Canadian Open, the national men's championship.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American defensive back Lawrence Woods III and Canadian linebacker Enock Makonzo on Monday. Woods III was recently released by the B.C. Lions while Makonzo was let go by the Edmonton Elks.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers are sick and tired of hearing about it. They don’t want to be asked anymore about it. They know full well that the Vancouver Canucks swept the four games between the two teams in the regular season.

Forge FC and CF Montreal have to hit the ground running Tuesday. Forge, the reigning Canadian Premier League champion, hosts the MLS side in the opening leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal in an 11 a.m. "School Day Match" start.

ANCASTER, Ont. — Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood have been added to the field at the RBC Canadian Open. Lowry is ranked No. 12 on the PGA Tour following his win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on April 28.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It appears Canadian Nathan Rourke's time with the New England Patriots is over. According to ESPN's Mike Reiss, the Patriots have informed Rourke that he will be waived.

BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin has fired Nenad Bjelica as coach and appointed Marco Grote in his place in a bid to save the team from Bundesliga relegation. Bjelica and his assistants were told Monday morning they had to go, Union said in a statement.

The chase for the Stanley Cup is down to eight teams left in the NHL playoffs , all among the best the league has to offer. The eight remaining in the second round were among the top nine in the regular-season standings.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer had so many emotions to process after a Game 7 victory over his former team.