National Sports

TORONTO — Tom Cochrane has released a reworked take of his song "Big League" and will donate the proceeds to those affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash nearly two weeks ago.

WINNIPEG — The 2017 season was a good for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, on and off the field.

MONTE CARLO — Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic pulled out of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday with a right knee injury. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., withdrew from the tournament just before his third-round match against second-seed Marin Cilic.

TORONTO — The GoFundMe page dedicated to the Humboldt Broncos, believed to be the largest of its kind in Canadian history, stopped taking donations at midnight Wednesday as planned.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps will shuffle the deck in hopes of dealing themselves a winning hand for their game against Sporting Kansas City Friday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks won the first three games of their first-round series against the Anaheim Ducks thanks to having more speed, better depth, and discipline. They completed the sweep thanks largely to Martin Jones.

DENVER — Now that was more of the start Nashville was looking for. The finish? Not as much.

DENVER — Peyton Manning isn't heading to the broadcast booth or the front office anytime soon. "I'm unemployed.

HOUSTON — James Harden predicted Chris Paul would "come back and drop 30" after not playing his best in Houston's playoff opener. Close enough.

Wednesday's Games NHL Playoffs First Round Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 0 (Pittsburgh leads series 3-1) Tampa Bay 3 New Jersey 1 (Tampa Bay leads series 3-1) Nashville 3 Colorado 2 (Nashville leads series 3-1) San Jose 2 Anaheim 1 (San Jose wins series