National Sports

WINNIPEG — Now that his NFL dream is all but over, Willie Jefferson has decided to stay in his comfort zone.

Canada Soccer has called a news conference for Friday in Langford, B.C., with the expectation that is to announce a men's international in March. Men's coach John Herdman is due to address the media at Westhills Stadium, home of the CPL's Pacific FC.

While Canada's track and field community was rocked by allegations against former national distance coach Dave Scott-Thomas, athletes say shining a light on alleged abuses in the sport is a solid step forward.

TORONTO — Nick Nurse remembers Nate Bjorkgren as a good-looking kid with a "full head of hair, and not a bad player" when Bjorkgren walked onto the University of South Dakota's basketball team. It was 1994. Nurse was 27 and an assistant coach.

TORONTO — Racing legend Johnny Rutherford believes it was only a matter of time before McLaren Racing would be honoured by the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.

MUNICH — Canadian international Alphonso Davies returned to training Thursday, one day after leaving practice early with what Bayern Munich called "slight ankle problems.

World Rugby and local organizers have rescheduled the Hong Kong and Singapore rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. The HSBC Singapore Sevens will now take place Oct.

TORONTO — Former NBA player Andrew Nicholson highlights Canada's men's basketball team roster for the upcoming FIBA AmeriCup 2021 qualifiers.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Canadian men's volleyball team will open against Rio silver medallist Italy at the Tokyo Olympics. Canada, ranked 10th in the world, will then play No. 9 Japan, No. 8 Iran, No. 32 Venezuela and No. 2 Poland in Pool A play.

CALGARY — Darcy Sharpe says he goes to sleep feeling happy these days. The snowboarder from Comox, B.C., won his first X Games gold medal last month in Aspen, Colo. Sharpe vaulted from last to first on his final run of the men's slopestyle final.