National Sports

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — West Ham hired Graham Potter as manager on Thursday, a day after Julen Lopetegui was fired. Potter has been out of management since he was fired by Chelsea in 2023 after just seven months in the job at Stamford Bridge.

VANCOUVER — Memories of the 2010 Olympics came rushing back for Marie-Philip Poulin as she stepped onto the ice at Rogers Arena on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late in overtime, Logan Thompson made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Wednesday night despite another sluggish performance.

Wednesday's Scoreboard NHL Washington 2 Vancouver 1 (OT) Chicago 3 Colorado 1 Florida 4 Utah 1 Calgary at Los Angeles (postponed) --- PWHL Minnesota 2 Boston 1 (OT) Montreal 4 Toronto 2 --- AHL WB/Scranton 6 Toronto 3 Manitoba 4 Milwaukee 3 (OT) Utic

ADELAIDE — Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the semifinals of the Adelaide International with a straight sets win over Marcos Giron of the United States on Wednesday. The fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Montreal will face top-seed Tommy Paul of the U.S.

CALGARY — Oliver Tulk's hat trick spurred the Calgary Hitmen to a 5-1 win over the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice as her Montreal Victoire downed the Toronto Sceptres 4-2 Wednesday in the first Professional Women's Hockey League game in Vancouver.

SUDBURY, Ont. — Kocha Delic scored a hat trick and goalie Nate Krawchuk stopped 39 shots for the Sudbury Wolves in a 7-1 thrashing of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late in overtime, Logan Thompson made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Wednesday night despite another sluggish performance.

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 13 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 27 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 112-98 on Wednesday night.