National Sports

BEIJING — Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann won an Olympic silver medal in the women's 5,000 metres Thursday. The 26-year-old from Ottawa collected her second medal in Beijing after a bronze in the 3,000 metres. ""It went by really fast.

BEIJING — Claude Julien will coach Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team after all. Hockey Canada announced the 61-year-old has been cleared to travel and will rejoin the squad in Beijing following Thursday’s tournament opener against Germany.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canada's mixed aerials team has won bronze at the Beijing Olympics. The United States claimed gold with 338.34 points while China settled for silver with 324.22. The Canadian trio of Marion Thenault of Sherbrooke, Que.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Canada's Eliot Grondin has brought home a silver medal. Grondin finished second in men's snowboard cross at the Beijing Olympics, coming 0.02 seconds behind Austria's Alessandro Hämmerle in a photo finish.

VANCOUVER — Coach Bruce Boudreau hopes his Vancouver Canucks learned something this week. Two nights in a row, the team came out flat, getting massively outplayed in the first period. The difference? The result.

BEIJING — Canada's Jack Crawford won the bronze medal in the men's Alpine combined at the Beijing Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 27 points and 16 rebounds, Fred VanVleet made six 3-pointers and added 21 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-98 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight victory.

CALGARY — Mikael Backlund had a goal and three assists to pace the offence and Jacob Markstrom made 28 saves to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-0 victory on Wednesday night over the Vegas Golden Knights.

EDMONTON — The Chicago Blackhawks were great out of the gate against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Bruins star Brad Marchand was suspended six games by the NHL on Wednesday night for roughing and high-sticking Pittsburgh goalie Tristan Jarry the previous day. It is Marchand's eighth career suspension and second this season.