National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps say they are mourning the death of former striker Masato Kudo. Japanese club Tegevajaro Miyazaki announced on its website Friday that the 32-year-old player had died.

TORONTO — John Schneider and Ross Atkins never stopped speaking with each other, it's just the subject matter that has shifted over the past two weeks.

ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Canada's Jean-Michel Menard scored three points in the extra end for a 9-6 victory over Finland's Markus Sipila on Friday at the world mixed curling championship.

TORONTO — Mark Giordano has seen it before. He'll no doubt see it again. Wins, losses, injuries and controversy are magnified early in every NHL season. In a Canadian market, the spotlight's even brighter. And then there's playing in Toronto.

Rowing Canada has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, three weeks after an independent report Olympic champion Marnie McBean called "shocking" revealed a toxic environment in the sport.

Another landmark for Atletico Ottawa on Sunday as it hosts its first-ever home playoff game in the Canadian Premier League.

MONTREAL — Wilfried Nancy and CF Montreal find themselves in uncharted territory. For the first time since 2016, the Major League Soccer team is riding real playoff momentum and find themselves favourites to reach the Eastern Conference Final.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Curry's latest move is one for the books. The NBA superstar is launching a graphic novel series, "Stephen Curry Presents!: Sports Superheroes," in partnership with Penguin Workshop.

TORONTO — Two-time Olympian Sarah Pavan will team up with world silver medallist Sophie Bukovec in a quest for a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Melissa Humana-Paredes will play with Brandie Wilkerson.

MONTREAL — With two games remaining, the Montreal Alouettes are set to embark on a home-and-home series that will decide first place in the Canadian Football League's East Division.