National Sports

TORONTO — When Fred VanVleet muscled his way through two defenders to score with about three minutes to play, and with a rare win at Scotiabank Arena within sight, the guard raised both hands in the air encouraging the fans to cheer. They obliged.

BATHURST, N.B. — Ivan Ivan scored 39 seconds into overtime as the Cape Breton Eagles edged the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4-3 on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alex Formenton scored twice and Josh Norris broke a tie 19 seconds after the Ottawa Senators lost the lead in their 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.

QUEBEC — Waterloo Warriors quarterback Tre Ford was named the top player in Canadian university football Thursday night. Ford captured the Hec Crighton Trophy, given annually to the outstanding player in U Sports football.

Kaillie Humphries is now, officially, an American. And just like that, the U.S. medal hopes in bobsledding at the Beijing Olympics just got much stronger.

Ask Brian Williams about his half-century long broadcasting career and he'll rifle off player names and memorable moments with specific detail like they happened yesterday.

Several questions about the Toronto Blue Jays' off-season have been answered. The arrival of the Major League Baseball lockout early Thursday means it'll take some time before the rest of the team's 2022 picture comes into focus.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia minor league hockey player who was the target of alleged racist abuse at a tournament in Charlottetown last month said Thursday he has been heartened by an outpouring of support that included a handwritten letter from Prince E

Piper Gilles picked up her passport from the Japanese Consulate on Tuesday, but the visa for travel to Osaka had been stamped with a huge, red "VOID.

MONTREAL — The feeling around the Montreal Alouettes as they cleaned out their lockers after an early playoff exit was that they could beat any team in the CFL — including themselves.