National Sports

The Vegas Golden Knights are proving to be as popular at the merchandise table as they are in Sin City. The NHL expansion team has been a hot ticket all season at T-Mobile Arena and that has continued during the Golden Knights' deep playoff run.

CALGARY — Alberta's highest court has ruled that a class-action lawsuit against the Western Hockey League can proceed with the players involved.

VANCOUVER — Sometimes doing things on short notice can be fun, like when an old friend unexpectedly comes to town or someone offers you concert tickets at the last minute.

ROME — Denis Shapovalov continued his impressive run of matches on clay Tuesday with a 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over Czech veteran Tomas Berdych in first-round action at the Italian Open. The teenager from Richmond Hill, Ont.

WINNIPEG — The Jets won't be flying to Nevada carrying a heavy load of anger or desperation.

NEW YORK — Taraji P. Henson says it was literally love at first sight when she met her new fiance. A glowing Henson detailed her courtship with Super Bowl winner Kelvin Hayden as she appeared Monday at Fox TV's presentation for advertisers.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps signed Canadian defender Marcel de Jong to a contract extension Tuesday. The 31-year-old native of Newmarket, Ont., has started eight of 11 games this season.

BERLIN — Russia has granted entry to the World Cup for a German journalist who exposed systematic doping in Russian athletics, reversing a decision last week that angered German officials.

TORONTO — Hec Crighton Trophy winner Ed Ilnicki and two-sport athlete Temitope Ogunjimi are among the eight nominees for the 2018 BLG Awards, given annually to the top male and female U Sports athletes of the year.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — People familiar with the situation say hedge fund manager David Tepper has agreed to buy the Carolina Panthers from team founder Jerry Richardson for a record $2.2 billion.