National Sports

MONTREAL — CF Montreal has fired head coach Laurent Courtois after its worst start to a Major League Soccer season since its inaugural campaign in 2012. The club announced the move Monday, two days after Montreal (0-4-1) lost 3-0 at Nashville SC.

TORONTO — Ottawa Charge forward Tereza Vanisova, Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell and Boston Fleet forward Susanna Tapani have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League's three stars of the week.

WINNIPEG — Josh Morrissey is both hockey nut and student of the game. The Winnipeg Jets defenceman has a keen appreciation for storylines that capture the sport's attention.

WINNIPEG — Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury, Winnipeg head coach Scott Arniel said Monday.

CALGARY — Every win, loss and overtime point is magnified for the Calgary Flames. With 13 games remaining in their regular season, including seven at home, the Flames are in a fight to the finish for an NHL playoff spot.

Deanna Stellato-Dudek tackles each year like a new mountain to climb. This season, the path to the top has been a rocky road for her and partner Maxime Deschamps.

TORONTO — Toronto FC has signed 15-year-old Jamaican forward Jahmarie Nolan to its reserve team. At 15 years, four months and 14 days, the Jamaican youth international is the youngest player to sign an MLS Next Pro contract in Toronto FC II history.

MIAMI — Denis Shapovalov was eliminated from the Miami Open tennis tournament after a 7-5, 6-3 loss to third-seeded American Taylor Fritz on Monday. Fritz scored an early break in the second set to go up 2-0 and held serve the rest of the way.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed goaltender Owen Say to a one-year, two-way contract, the NHL team announced Monday. The contract kicks in next season and is worth US$872,500 at the NHL level. Say, from London, Ont.

NEW YORK — Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson, Vegas centre Jack Eichel and St. Louis centre Dylan Holloway have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Gustavsson went 3-0-0 with a 0.67 goals-against average, .