National Sports

MADRID — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open tennis tournament following a lopsided 6-1, 6-2 win over Italy's Jannik Sinner on Thursday.

Toronto will host the FINA Swimming World Cup for the first time in more than 20 years. The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre will welcome the world's top swimmer in the second of the three-stop short-course swimming series Oct. 28-30.

TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Lightning harnessed their inner anger on Wednesday night, a skill that has helped them win back-to-back Stanley Cups.

TORONTO — The third day of NHL playoff action featured a bloodied goaltender, another goalie redeeming himself with a shutout, and another penalty-filled tilt.

EDMONTON — Mike Smith wanted to atone for a mishandled puck — and he did it in dramatic fashion on Wednesday. The veteran goalie posted a 30-save shutout to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a decisive 6-0 victory over the L.A.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs survived some undisciplined play in Game 1 of their series against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. It was a different story Wednesday.

TORONTO — Primariliy known for his stellar offensive skills, Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., showed Wednesday night that his defensive game is on point too.

CINCINNATI — Toronto FC's learning curve has suddenly turned bumpy.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Canada blanked Costa Rica 3-0 Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship and move within a win of qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

EDMONTON — The NHL has no plans to change its playoff format, regardless of what other leagues are doing, says commissioner Gary Bettman.