National Sports

MONTREAL — When NHL teams find themselves in times of trouble this season, there is nothing quite like playing the Montreal Canadiens to turn their fate around. The New Jersey Devils showed that the saying still ran true on Tuesday night.

The NBA says Raptors Scottie Barnes and Fred VanVleet will compete in all-star competitions on Saturday. Barnes will compete in the skills challenge while VanVleet will take part in the three-point contest.

VANCOUVER — A former women's coach with the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canadian national youth teams has pleaded guilty to four sexual offences involving four different people.

It didn't take Kyle Walters long to move on from Kenny Lawler. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM confirmed Tuesday the club had agreed to terms with veteran American receiver Greg Ellingson on a one-year deal.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed Canadian receiver Hergy Mayala to a one-year contract Tuesday. The six-foot-one, 208-pound Montreal native spent his first two CFL seasons with the Calgary Stampeders.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks made a big splash on the first day of CFL free agency.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed Canadian defensive tackle Ted Laurent and American defensive backs Jumal Rolle and Richard Leonard on Tuesday. Laurent, a five-time East Division all-star, will return for his eighth season with the club.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts landed one of the biggest free agents available Tuesday, coming to terms with Canadian running back Andrew Harris.

When it came time for Shawn Burke to make his first major move as a CFL general manager, he looked to a familiar face. The Ottawa Redblacks made a huge splash Monday night, signing veteran American quarterback Jeremiah Masoli to a two-year deal.

An advocacy group filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday, the latest step in a push to give employee status to college athletes and afford them the right to competitive pay, collective bargaining and other benefits and p