National Sports

Brendan Gallagher knows the Montreal Canadiens have no business being anywhere near a playoff spot.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s shortened amateur draft will remain at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, for the first round on June 10.

MOSCOW — Fans will be allowed in the stadiums when the Russian soccer league restarts next month.

TORONTO — Angela Whyte and Lanni Marchant hoped to write victorious final chapters of their long track and field careers at the Tokyo Games this summer. Whyte, a three-time Olympian in hurdles, planned to compete in the heptathlon.

Just over a year after picking up the guitar for the first time, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins brought his instrument to spring training in Florida but didn't get a chance to play it.

BOSTON — Organizers cancelled the Boston Marathon on Thursday for the first time in its history, bowing to the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak and ending a 124-year run that had persisted through two World Wars, a volcanic

OTTAWA — Atletico Ottawa unveiled its home jersey on Thursday, adding a Maple Leaf to the traditional red-and-white colours of its Atletico Madrid parent club.

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has asked an American developmental football league for a formal proposal regarding a partnership between the two. Brian Woods, CEO of The Spring League, said he spoke to Ambrosie Wednesday.

TORONTO — Major League Soccer is moving ahead with small group training sessions, providing they are not in conflict with local health or government policies.

Connor McDavid now considers himself a Zoom expert. He probably should be — the captain of the Edmonton Oilers has had plenty of practice. "Never been on a Zoom call until this whole thing happened," McDavid said Thursday.