National Sports

The buildup to the Tokyo Olympics — with a one-year postponement among the many challenges on a very long list — has felt more like a marathon than perhaps any Summer Games before it.

EASTBOURNE, United Kingdom — Canada's Bianca Andreescu is out of the Viking International after suffering a second-round loss on Wednesday. The third-seeded Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont.

RIMINI, Italy — Canada's men's team rebounded from a two-set deficit and upset Serbia 3-2 Wednesday in its final game at Volleyball Nations League.

LAS VEGAS — The Montreal Canadiens left something behind Tuesday in Las Vegas that you don't often see in the city they call the Entertainment Capital of the World: a disappointed audience.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant's widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid all the back-and-forth about the feasibility of holding the Tokyo Olympics during the pandemic, there are early indications of viewer interest in the summer games. U.S.

MIAMI (AP) — Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled on consecutive pitches to break a ninth-inning tie, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 Tuesday night.

LONDON (AP) — At least England now knows it can rely on Raheem Sterling for goals. The scoring touch missing at his last three tournaments has been rediscovered on home territory, and it gave his team first place in its group.

The Detroit Pistons did a lot of losing this season, finishing with the second-worst record in the NBA and the franchise's worst record in nearly 30 years. It paid off. The Pistons won the NBA draft lottery on Tuesday night, grabbing the No.

OTTAWA — Betting on single games of football, hockey and other sports is about to become legal in Canada, with provinces poised to pounce on the forthcoming federal law.