National Sports

Turning down an offer to play for the NWHL's Toronto Six was difficult for Kristen Richards. The 27-year-old Toronto teacher was tempted by a guaranteed spot on a quality women's hockey team, plus the chance to earn a few thousand dollars.

TORONTO — Two-time Olympic gold medallist Rosie MacLennan battled body-image issues as a teenager.

Spain's LaLiga emerges from its COVID-19 hiatus on Thursday with a derby match between Sevilla FC and Real Betis, the first of the 110 matches left to play this season.

TORONTO — Taking utilityman Austin Martin was a no-brainer for the Toronto Blue Jays scouting staff.

A combination of the global pandemic, Olympic postponement and a job opening in his native Denmark has prompted Kenneth Heiner-Moller to step down as Canada women's soccer coach.

NEW YORK — Spencer Torkelson slugged his way through college, bashing baseballs all around the country with eye-popping power. All those impressive long balls made the decision easy for the Detroit Tigers, who made the Arizona State star the No.

For more than 70 years, the Confederate flag was a familiar sight at NASCAR races.

They've all got game.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier says the province and its top doctor have approved a proposal for the NHL to make Vancouver a possible hockey hub city in Western Canada during the pandemic.

The International Olympic Committee budging slightly on its position about protest gestures during Olympic Games earned both support and criticism from some Canadian quarters.