National Sports

TORONTO — Tanner Roark wasn't dissuaded by the small ballparks and big hitters of the American League East when he signed with the Blue Jays in free agency.

This week's Taylor Hall trade made waves across the NHL. A star moving from a bottom-feeder to a contender is always big news.

OTTAWA — Former Carleton Ravens men's basketball coach Dave Smart has been named the new general manager of the Ottawa BlackJacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The expansion team made the announcement Wednesday.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact signed Canadian midfielder Samuel Piette to a three-year contract on Wednesday. The deal includes an option for the 2023 season.

TORONTO — Astan Deosammy will captain Canada at the International Cricket Council's U19 World Cup next month in South Africa. Canada is one of sixteen teams at the tournament that runs from Jan. 17 to Feb. 9.

TORONTO — Twelve teams from four different leagues will contest the 2020 Canadian Championship across four rounds. The soccer tournament will open June 17 and conclude Sept.

TORONTO — Canadian Felicia (Feenom) Spencer looks to bounce back from a July loss to former UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg when she takes on France's Zarah (Infinite) Fairn on Feb. 29 in a televised UFC card in Norfolk, Va.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed eight national players, including linebacker Lukas Korol and offensive lineman Brett Golding.

The widely held image of professional darts on television screens as a beer-fuelled pub game typically played by out-of-shape men has been shattered by the barrier-breaking exploits of a young Englishwoman.

DULUTH, Minn. — The family of former NHL player Scot Kleinendorst says he has died of injuries suffered in a workplace accident in northern Minnesota.