National Sports

QUEBEC — Patrick Roy is returning to the Quebec Remparts as coach and general manager. The Hall of Fame goaltender announced Thursday that he has signed a two-year contract with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team.

Boston officials Thursday approved changing the name of Yawkey Way, the street outside Fenway Park, because of allegations former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey was a racist who resisted signing black ballplayers in the 1940s and '50s.

WINNIPEG — Maurice Leggett is making impressive progress in his comeback from a torn Achilles tendon that ended his 2017 season, and the Blue Bombers defensive back said a lot of the credit for his recovery goes to the woman he just asked to marry.

VANCOUVER — Style points won't be top of mind for the Vancouver Whitecaps when they face Real Salt Lake on Friday night.

With the first round of the NHL playoffs in the books, The Canadian Press takes a look at the four series that will determine the conference finalists.

BOSTON — Auston Matthews described scoring in the playoffs like feeling "an earthquake in your feet" following his winner in Game 3 of Toronto's series with the Boston Bruins.

HUMBOLDT, Sask. — What became a symbol of grief following the Humboldt Broncos bus crash earlier this month is about to melt into memory.

CHICAGO — Several dozen colleges have kept ties to an influential volleyball coach long after he was publicly accused of sexually abusing and raping underage girls who trained with him in the 1980s.

TORONTO — The first round of the NHL playoffs weeded out any pretenders in quick fashion, with only the Boston Bruins needing seven games to advance.

WINNIPEG — At first, it was just a few thousand people braving the cold to cheer on the Winnipeg Jets in a street party. Then the numbers grew. And, with each game, the crowd got bigger.