National Sports

TORONTO — Natalie Spooner is continuing to answer the call from head coach Troy Ryan, but this time in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

Fishing for a living hasn't grown old for Cooper Gallant. The Bowmanville, Ont., native begins his second Elite Series campaign Thursday in the season-opening tournament at Toledo Bend Reservoir.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions signed starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. to a contract extension Wednesday that will keep him with the CFL club through the 2026 season. Adams, 31, was slated to become a free agent following the 2024 campaign.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd, one of the top candidates to change places ahead of the NHL trade deadline , is day to day with an upper-body injury.

Just two years ago, hockey at the Beijing Olympics went ahead without NHL players because of COVID-19 pandemic-related scheduling issues . "Gosh, that feels like so long ago," said Matthew Knies, who played for the United States. “It’s crazy.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Crew have signed Canadian wingback Mohamed Farsi to a contract extension through the 2027 season with a club option for 2028.

OTTAWA — The National Lacrosse League is returning to Ottawa, a move that league commissioner Brett Frood calls an "immense opportunity.

DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates — The second-seeded team of Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe advanced to the women's doubles quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 5-7, 6-2, 10-6 second-round win over Chin

OTTAWA — Canada is returning to the world senior men's tackle football championship. The Canadian men's national team will compete in the 2025 International Federation of American Football event, the bulk of which will be held in Germany.