National Sports

SAN DIEGO — Stephen Strasburg returned to the Washington Nationals with a record contract on the first day of the winter meetings, a deal that puts fellow free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole in position for an even larger payday.

SAN DIEGO — Marvin Miller, the union leader who revolutionized baseball by empowering players to negotiate multimillion-dollar contracts and to play for teams of their own choosing, was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday along with former S

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Joe Veleno's path has been a long one.

Toronto Raptors all-star Kyle Lowry is set to be a pointe guard in "The Nutcracker." The NBA champion is among the Canadian celebrities who will grace the stage as "cannon dolls" in the National Ballet of Canada's holiday production.

The latest sanctions levied against Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency don't convince Canadian racewalker Evan Dunfee the field will be fair at next year's Summer Olympics.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Laurence Vincent Lapointe will learn if she is eligible to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics within the next 30 days. Lapointe, from Trois-Rivieres, Que.

BOSTON — Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday. He was 34.

TORONTO — Samuel Charron has been named Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year while Luis Rocha won top Canadian futsal honours.

OTTAWA — It's been nearly seven years since Paul LaPolice was a head coach in the CFL. After soaking up four more years of experience on the sidelines, LaPolice says he's ready for another opportunity.

SAN ANTONIO — Canadian Alen Marcina has been promoted to head coach of San Antonio FC of the USL Championship. The 40-year-old from Surrey, B.C., originally joined the team in 2018, serving most recently as an assistant coach.