National Sports

PUPUKEA — Canadian surfer Erin Brooks finished third Wednesday in her opening heat of the Lexus Pipe Pro, forcing the teenager to progress via the elimination round.

Cavalry FC coach and general manager Tommy Wheeldon Jr. concedes the Canadian Premier League champions will have to punch above their weight against Mexico's Pumas UNAM in CONCACAF Champions Cup play Thursday.

MONTREAL — Quebec City officials are urging the public not to boo the preteen American hockey players who will be in town for a prestigious international peewee tournament that begins next week.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for an upper-body injury.

WHISTLER, B.C. — It's been nearly 15 years since Caitlin Nash stood on the sidelines, watching wide-eyed as luge sleds flew by at stunning speeds, all in pursuit of Olympic glory.

Canada's under-20 women's rugby team will face its Irish counterpart in Dublin in May.

Adarius Pickett has started taking significant steps forward in his preparation for the 2025 CFL season. The veteran linebacker started sprinting this week as part of his off-season workouts.

ROTTERDAM — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime retired from his first-round match against Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori at the ABN Amro Open on Wednesday due to a toe injury.

ABU DHABI — Canada's Leylah Fernandez cruised into the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament with a convincing 6-0, 6-3 win over New Zealand's Lulu Sun on Wednesday. Fernandez, seeded eighth at the tournament, won 70.

TORONTO — CFL teams will have more money to spend on bolstering their rosters in 2025. The league announced Wednesday that its salary cap this season has been set at just over $6.06 million. That's up significantly from last year's limit of $5.