National Sports

WINNIPEG — Casey Bauman and Joel Dublanko don’t need their new-found dual citizenships to make them feel at home in Canada.

Chris Simon's family says the late NHL enforcer died by suicide. And it "strongly believes" a progressive and fatal disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries is to blame.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Ever since the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and were renamed the Thunder, the team has had a close connection with the local Boys and Girls Clubs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 56th and 57th goals of the season and matched his career high with five points, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 7-3 rout of the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night despite Alex Ovechkin

Connor Hvidston scored a goal and had two assists for the Swift Current Broncos in a 6-3 win over the visiting Red Deer Rebels in the Western Hockey League on Wednesday.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Captain Brianne Jenner had a goal and an assist to help Ottawa extended New York's league-high losing streak to seven games with a 3-0 victory Wednesday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

Ethan Fraser's 26 saves paced the Erie Otters to a 5-0 shutout of the Flint Firebirds in the Ontario Hockey League on Wednesday. Dylan Edwards scored twice and Sam Alfano, Kaleb Smith and Martin Misiak contributed singe goals for Erie.

Bill Zonnon scored twice for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in a 7-4 win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League on Wednesday.

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic insisted the desire was still there after Wednesday's 123-89 blowout loss to the visiting Sacramento Kings. "It's just desire to do better.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Auston Matthews still gets excited about facing Alex Ovechkin, one of his favorite players growing up. And even with Ovechkin authoring a vintage performance, Matthews found a way to steal the spotlight.