National Sports

Once again, Antony Auclair heads into an NFL off-season somewhat unsure about his future. The Canadian tight end completed his first season with the Houston Texans after four years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

ZURICH — Chile's Christiane Endler was named The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper on Monday, beating out Canada's Stephanie Labbé and Germany's Ann-Katrin Berger.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders signed defensive tackles Mike Rose and Derek Wiggan to two-year contract extensions Monday. Rose, an American, and Wiggan, a Canadian, were both slated to become CFL free agents next month.

CALGARY — The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld the sentence of a man who killed a player with the Calgary Stampeders football team outside a nightclub.

NEW YORK — Boston Bruins left-wing Brad Marchand, Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.

Toronto FC has signed forward Jordan Perruzza to a new contract that runs through 2024 with an option for 2025. The native of Woodbridge, Ont., who turned 21 on Sunday, made seven appearances with one goal in all competitions during the 2021 season.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers placed goaltender Stuart Skinner into the NHL's COVID-19 protocol on Monday.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension Monday with Canadian offensive lineman Geoff Gray. Gray, a Winnipeg native, was scheduled to become a free agent last month.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions added former stalwart defensive lineman John Bowman to their coaching staff Monday. Bowman, the Montreal Alouettes career leader in sacks (134), will serve as the Lions defensive line coach this season.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian receiver Justin McInnis to a contract extension Monday. The six-foot-five, 205-pound McInnis had five catches for 83 yards last season. McInnis, of Pierrefonds, Que.