National Sports

DRESDEN, Germany — Brian McKeever sprinted to the silver medal in the men's visually impaired category Monday at a Para-Nordic World Cup stop. The 40-year-old McKeever, of Canmore, Alta.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Canada's mixed curling team improved to 4-0 at the Youth Olympics with a 9-3 win over Spain on Monday. Canada scored three in the first end and added deuces in the fourth and fifth to take control.

Toronto FC has shipped the rights to French winger Nicolas Benezet to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for US$50,000 general allocation money.

TORONTO — There's a scene in the new Netflix soapy figure skating series "Spinning Out," in which the main characters Kat and Justin execute a lasso lift.

Veteran Canadian soccer official Joe Fletcher, a veteran of two World Cups and numerous other tournaments, is taking a new role as the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) manager of senior assistant referees.

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SUNRISE, Fla. — Jonathan Huberdeau is looking ahead after becoming the career points leader for the Florida Panthers.

VANCOUVER — The Canadian men’s volleyball team were not going to let tickets to Tokyo slip through their fingers.

LONDON, Ont. — Europe has secured its second straight Continental Cup title. Needing just four of an available 18 points to win its first-ever back-to-back titles, Europe took what it needed in Sunday's night draw to beat Canada 37.5-22.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam was mid-sentence, speaking to the media in Toronto's post-game locker-room Sunday, when DeMar DeRozan rushed in and wrapped Siakam in a big bear hug.