National Sports

TORONTO — There's been a national "spike" in donations of blood in the wake of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan that left 16 people dead and 13 others injured, the Canadian Blood Services said Thursday.

TORONTO — Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones maintained her strong start at the Players' Championship while Ottawa's Rachel Homan continued to stumble.

WASHINGTON — The Columbus Blue Jackets went down two goals and three forwards and left with a Game 1 victory.

TAMPA, Fla. — Captain Steven Stamkos and high-scoring Nikita Kucherov garner lots of attention. However, the Tampa Bay Lightning are hardly a two-man show.

MONTMARTRE, Sask. — Adam Herold was known in Saskatchewan as a hockey player, but his dad says he was so much more. He was a friendly, small-town boy. He was an "old soul" who liked talking to adults. He was a gardener and a hunter.

CALGARY — Oilers superstar Connor McDavid headlines Canada's initial 18-player roster released Thursday for the 2018 IIHF World Championship.

Don Cherry doesn't agree with the one-game suspension that was handed down to Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty on Thursday.

LAS VEGAS — Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty was suspended for one game Thursday for an illegal check to the head of Vegas Golden Knights forward William Carrier during Game 1 of the first-round playoff series.

PITTSBURGH — Lost amid Sidney Crosby's latest attempt to win the NHL batting title and Evgeni Malkin's one-on-three brilliance during the Pittsburgh Penguins' clinical dismantling of the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 is this: The two-time defending S

WINNIPEG — For a young team, the Winnipeg Jets showed a resiliency and ability to adjust this regular season worthy of a veteran squad. Those qualities are being put to the test again early in the playoffs.