National Sports

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant's widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publicly mourned their deaths Monday in an emotional pu

SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic — Canada and Guatemala played to a 0-0 draw Monday at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship. The result drops Canada (1-0-1) into second place behind Jamaica (1-0-1) in Group E on goal difference.

TORONTO — Allison Sandmeyer-Graves believes the appetite for information about women in sport is at an all-time high. The opportunity to make an impact is huge.

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant's wife offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter Monday at a sold-out memorial service for the two, who were among nine people killed last month in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles.

Keon Raymond is taking another run at the CFL Players' Association presidency. The former CFL linebacker ran for the post two years ago, losing in a tie-breaker vote to Canadian Jeff Keeping. Raymond, a 37-year-old native of St.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have lost only once over their last 18 games, a run which began with a franchise-best 15-game winning streak and has been bolstered by big home wins over Phoenix and Indiana this past weekend.

HULL, England — The Toronto Wolfpack, already finding life challenging in the top-tier Super League, got a tough draw Monday when they were paired with Huddersfield Giants in the fifth round of the Coral Challenge Cup.

A former sprinter, Fernando Lopez is no stranger to moving fast.

NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz, New York Rangers centre Mika Zibanejad and Calgary Flames left-wing Andrew Mangiapane are the NHL's three stars of the week. Francouz went 3-0-1 with a 1.46 goals-against average, .

The mother of Carolina Hurricanes emergency goalie David Ayres brought her son to tears during a television appearance with him Monday. On NBC's "Today," Ayres's mother, Mary, came on a video link to express her thoughts.