National Sports

DAVOS, Switzerland — The Spengler Cup has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual tournament in Switzerland for the Canadian national men's hockey team and European club teams was scheduled for Dec. 26 to 31.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays are breaking away from baseball tradition as they gear up for their first playoff game in four years on Tuesday.

EDMONTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup champions, hoisting the NHL's championship trophy Monday in a near-empty Rogers Place to cap off a surreal, bifurcated, bubbled hockey season for the ages.

Monday's Games NHL Stanley Cup Final Tampa Bay 2 Dallas 0 (Lightning win series 4-2) --- NFL Kansas City 34 Baltimore 20 --- The Canadian Press

Canada secured a marquee matchup at the 2021 Gold Cup when it was drawn against the U.S.

PARIS — Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez rallied for a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over No. 31 seed Magda Linette of Poland in her main-draw debut at the French Open on Monday. The 18-year-old from Laval, Que.

TORONTO — Canadian fullback Richie Laryea of Toronto FC has been named MLS player of the week while Houston Dash midfielder Sophie Schmidt has won NWSL weekly honours.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Doc Rivers would easily be considered the best coach in Los Angeles Clippers history. Most wins. Most playoff appearances. Top winning percentage. And now he's out.

The underdog Blue Jays are hoping to surprise the top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays in their upcoming wild-card series. Toronto's skipper got things started Monday with an eyebrow-raising starting rotation announcement.

HALIFAX — The governing body for organized hockey in Nova Scotia launched an online survey Monday to find out how it can better address racism and discrimination in the game.