National Sports

Canada will be well represented in the second round of the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite tournament. Canadians Chris Johnston, his older brother, Cory, and Jeff Gustafson all advanced Friday at the event in Clayton, N.Y.

TORONTO — Steve Mayer had a couple of anxious moments last week.

When the Canadian Elite Basketball League tips off its 26-game Summer Series on Saturday, it will be the first professional, non-exhibition team sports action in the country since COVID-19 shut leagues down in mid March.

MONTREAL — The Canadian Grand Prix has been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Promoter Francois Dumontier said the Grand Prix had been tentatively rescheduled for Oct.

CHICAGO — Henry Burris is rejoining the Chicago Bears. The former CFL star was added to head coach Matt Nagy's staff Friday as part of the Bill Walsh diversity coaching fellowship. Burris spent the 2002 season as a quarterback with the Bears.

When the ball is finally tossed up after a roller-coaster four months, Mike Morreale will breathe a sigh of relief.

The MLS is Back Tournament has been a test of the Vancouver Whitecaps' resolve and resilience — perhaps even their faith. They had a start to forget.

NEW YORK — Legendary Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw says one of the first words that comes to mind about Canada's Natalie Achonwa is leader.

LONDON — GPS device-maker Garmin’s online fitness tracking service has gone down, leaving runners and cyclists struggling to upload data from their latest workouts.

Confusion turned to smiles when Vancouver emergency room nurse Steff McLean opened a package from rower Maxwell Lattimer. Inside the box was a painting of a gold Maple Leaf on a red background.