National Sports

What the NFL covets for the regular-season finale is a pivotal game, a win-or-else matchup. The league got it with the Raiders hosting the Chargers.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens added two more players into the NHLs COVID-19 protocols Friday. Forward Alex Belzile and defenceman Kale Clague are the two latest players to be added by the Habs to the protocol.

TORONTO — York United FC added to its roster Friday by signing youth internationals from the Czech Republic, Denmark and Brazil. Czech striker Martin Graiciar earned an under-16 cap for his country when he was just 14.

Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat says he and his teammates simply want to get back to playing hockey.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs are hitting the road — and preparing to once again play in front of fans — minus one of their stars.

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League has postponed eight games and suspended activities for 15 teams due to COVID-19 concerns.

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. — Canada's Mikael Kingsbury has one thing on his mind now — the number 70. Kingsbury pumped his fists twice as he crossed the finish line on Friday as he earned 86.

WINNIPEG — Willie Jefferson was so happy to be rejoining the Blue Bombers that he’s moving his family permanently to Winnipeg.

After just two seasons — and only one full campaign — on the IndyCar circuit, Canada's Dalton Kellett is entering his third year as the seasoned veteran for A.J. Foyt Racing. Kellett, from Stouffville, Ont.

CHARLOTTETOWN — A junior hockey player in Prince Edward Island who criticized officials on social media for their response to a racial slur aimed at his teammate has now been indefinitely suspended by the league.