National Sports

BROSSARD, Que. — Martin St. Louis built a Hockey Hall of Fame playing career from proving everybody wrong. As the new Montreal Canadiens interim head coach, St. Louis is back home to do just that all over again.

OSAKA, Japan — Nirra Fields had a game-high 19 points as Canada lost an 86-79 overtime decision to Japan in its opening game of the FIBA women's World Cup 2022 qualifying tournament Thursday.

BEIJING — Team Canada enjoyed its most successful day so far at the Beijing Winter Olympics with a four-medal haul on Thursday.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American defensive back Alden Darby on Thursday. Darby, 29, had 34 tackles (one for a loss) in 11 regular-season games last season with Winnipeg.

The Canadian men continue their record rise up the FIFA world rankings, climbing seven spots to another all-time high at No. 33.

BEIJING — Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann won an Olympic silver medal in the women's 5,000 metres Thursday. The 26-year-old from Ottawa collected her second medal in Beijing after a bronze in the 3,000 metres. ""It went by really fast.

BEIJING — Claude Julien will coach Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team after all. Hockey Canada announced the 61-year-old has been cleared to travel and will rejoin the squad in Beijing following Thursday’s tournament opener against Germany.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canada's mixed aerials team has won bronze at the Beijing Olympics. The United States claimed gold with 338.34 points while China settled for silver with 324.22. The Canadian trio of Marion Thenault of Sherbrooke, Que.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canada's Eliot Grondin has brought home a silver medal. Grondin finished second in men's snowboard cross at the Beijing Olympics, coming 0.02 seconds behind Austria's Alessandro Hämmerle in a photo finish.

VANCOUVER — Coach Bruce Boudreau hopes his Vancouver Canucks learned something this week. Two nights in a row, the team came out flat, getting massively outplayed in the first period. The difference? The result.