National Sports

KRALJEVO, Serbia — Leylah Annie Fernandez and Rebecca Marino will play the singles matches for Canada in a Billie Jean King Cup playoff tie against host Serbia on Friday and Saturday.

LOS ANGELES — J-Lo and A-Rod are no longer J-Rod — officially. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez told the “Today” show Thursday in a joint statement that they are calling off their two-year engagement.

CALGARY — Filip Gustavsson stopped 30 shots as the Belleville Senators doubled up the Stockton Heat 4-2 on Wednesday in American Hockey League play.

TAMPA, Fla. — OG Anunoby scored 22 points, Pascal Siakam had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the short-handed Toronto Raptors beat the San Antonio Spurs 117-112 on Wednesday night.

OTTAWA — The Winnipeg Jets snapped Connor Brown's goal-scoring streak while continuing their stellar play following a loss. Mathieu Perreault and Trevor Lewis scored third-period goals to secure Winnipeg a 3-2 win over Ottawa on Wednesday night.

MONTREAL — The Calgary Flames closed the gap on Montreal holding down the North Division's final playoff spot with a 4-1 win Wednesday over the host Canadiens. With a third straight win, Calgary (19-21-3) now trails Montreal (18-13-9) by four points.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Toronto FC coach Chris Armas said from the get-go that his team would make life difficult for opponents and he would unleash TFC's young talent.

Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its men's basketball coach. The school said Wednesday that Lloyd will receive a five-year contract, pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents.

VANCOUVER — J.T. Miller says it will be tough for him to return to action when the Vancouver Canucks play their first game in over three weeks.

After months of question marks, health concerns, event rescheduling, and general ambivalence about an Olympics being held in a pandemic, those famous rings are starting to shine a little brighter on the horizon.