National Sports

MONTREAL — Mathieu Joseph sure seems like a player Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith wants to keep around.

TORONTO — The best pitcher in the American League put the Toronto Blue Jays' playoff hopes on hold, at least for another day.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — The reigning Canadian men's and women's champions cruised to opening victories Wednesday at the PointsBet Invitational curling tournament.

ST. THOMAS, Ont. — Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Conor Timmins scored twice and had two assists in a 5-2 pre-season win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday in St. Thomas, Ont.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames didn't have a captain last season, but to many players, Mikael Backlund was the de facto leader of the team.

Damian Lillard is being traded by Portland to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday, a deal that ends his 11-year run with the Trail Blazers and a three-month saga surrounding his w

Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and the B.C. Lions look to secure a home playoff game Friday night. B.C. (10-4) can cement a playoff date at BC Place Stadium with a home win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-8).

Calgary Flames winger Jakob Pelletier is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left shoulder next week and will be out indefinitely.

HAMILTON — Derel Walker is back in the East Division. The veteran CFL receiver signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday. The club also signed American defensive lineman Jamal Davis II.

TOKYO — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand lost 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 to Japanese teammates Eri Hozumi and Makoto Nimoyima in the round of 16 at the Japan Open on Wednesday.