National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps picked up Canadian defender Karifa Yao in Major League Soccer's re-entry draft on Thursday.

TSN and CTV won't be sticking to soccer for their upcoming coverage of the World Cup in Qatar.

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko began her quest for the largest prize in women's golf history by hitting a tree and making bogey on a par 5. The rest of Thursday in the CME Group Tour Championship couldn't have gone better.

SAN ANTONIO — A psychologist who worked for the San Antonio Spurs has settled her lawsuit against the team and former player Josh Primo over allegations he had exposed himself to her multiple times in private sessions, her attorney said Thursday.

REGINA — The mentor and his protégé are a subplot of Sunday's Grey Cup game.

Toronto FC selected goalkeeper Tomás Romero in the first stage of the 2022 Major League Soccer re-entry draft on Thursday.

A fun moment at the end of the recent Pan Continental curling championship's men's final provided a welcome dash of levity in a blowout game.

REGINA — Dave Foxcroft will serve as the referee for the Grey Cup game Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will take on the Toronto Argonauts looking for a third straight Grey Cup crown.

REGINA — Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros intends to play in Sunday's Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts despite an injured ankle. Collaros didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday in Regina, but told media "I'm ready to go.

WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony, her lawyers and agent said Thursday.