National Sports

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Mathieu Betts of the B.C. Lions was named the CFL's top defensive player Thursday night. Betts was honoured during the CFL awards banquet at Fallsview Casino & Resort.

HAMILTON — The call of bagpipes and thump of drums signalled the return of one of the Grey Cup's oldest traditions: Tuffy Nuff, the mascot of Calgary Stampeders supporters had arrived.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Toronto Argonauts cornerback Quan'tez Stiggers is the CFL's outstanding rookie. Stiggers was honoured Thursday during the CFL awards banquet at Fallsview Casino & Resort.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, who has captivated baseball with his unprecedented combination of high-level hitting and premium pitching, became the first two-time unanimous Most Valuable Player when he won the American League honor on Thursday.

STOCKHOLM — Tim Stutzle ended a wild game with a wild goal that had him channelling a baseball legend.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the event from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s voting rights laws.

A full-court press is underway to get Erin Brooks on a surfboard for Canada at the upcoming world championships and Olympic Games.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Thursday convicted a woman of murder in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer.

MONTREAL — Kori Cheverie is embracing the culture and the cuisine of her new home. Montreal’s Professional Women’s Hockey League coach also wants to get comfortable with the language, but knows she has her work cut out for her.

Major League Baseball has canceled plans to play regular-season games in Paris in 2025 after failing to find a promoter, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.