National Sports

VANCOUVER — A history-making medal helped sway voters choosing who would win The Canadian Press male athlete of the award in 2024. Hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg earned the honour for his golden performance at the Paris Olympics.

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — French standout Cyprien Sarrazin was one of two skiers airlifted to a hospital on Friday after crashing during training for a World Cup downhill race in Bormio. Pietro Zazzi of Italy was also taken to a hospital by helicopter.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will be out about a month before being re-evaluated for a calf injury sustained in a Christmas Day loss to Minnesota, a person with knowledge of the injury said Friday.

OTTAWA — Gavin McKenna used to gather around the television with his family on Boxing Day. Carter George did the same thousands of kilometres away. Both dreamt of pulling on the red Maple Leaf at the world junior hockey championship.

A Winnipeg pilot project offers arena ice and rocks in a curling club to top teams in the area.

Thursday's Scoreboard World Junior Hockey Championship Preliminary Round (At Ottawa) Canada 4 Finland 0 Sweden 5 Slovakia 2 United States 10 Germany 4 Czechia 5 Switzerland 1 --- AHL Toronto 3 Belleville 0 --- NFL Seattle 6 Chicago 3 --- NBA Memphis

CHICAGO (AP) — Riq Woolen intercepted Caleb Williams' late pass and the Seattle Seahawks boosted their fading playoff hopes, squeezing past Chicago 6-3 on Thursday night to hand the Bears their 10th straight loss.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr.

OTTAWA — Defenceman Cole Hutson had five assists as United States opened defence of its gold medal with a resounding 10-4 win over Germany on Thursday as the 2025 world junior hockey championship got underway.

SYDNEY (AP) — Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements.