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TORONTO — LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers had to pay their respects to Vince Carter, too. James and teammate Anthony Davis both praised Carter after their 131-125 win over the Raptors on Friday.

HALIFAX — Liam Kilfoil scored the shootout winner to lead the Halifax Mooseheads to a 2-1 victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Friday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

OTTAWA — Henry Mews capped a two-goal effort with the game winner at 4:45 of overtime to lead the Ottawa 67's to a 5-4 victory over the Guelph Storm on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action.

TORONTO — Anthony Davis and LeBron James each had a double-double as the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in a 131-125 victory over the undermanned Toronto Raptors on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere scored, Igor Shesterkin stopped 40 shots and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored three goals for his fifth career hat trick and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 Friday night to stay perfect on the road.

LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Rachel Homan will play for gold at the Pan Continental curling championship after posting a 6-5 extra-end victory over China's Wang Rui in semifinal action Friday.

VANCOUVER — A good game is no longer enough for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Heading into a do-or-die playoff matchup against Los Angeles FC on Sunday, the 'Caps know they need to be at their best.

The defending Vanier Cup-champion Montreal Carabins, the 2023 runner-up UBC Thunderbirds and the undefeated Laurier Golden Hawks are among the U Sports football teams in conference semifinal action this weekend.

Basketball was Harriette Mackenzie's safe space growing up. She knew from an early age that she was different, and the court was where she could escape. “I didn’t have a lot of times when I didn’t feel very burdened or sad.