National Sports

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow became the highest-paid player in the NFL on Thursday, agreeing to a five-year, $275 million contract extension, according to a person familiar with the deal.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ruixin Liu of China was still suffering from allergies that forced her to withdraw from the LPGA Tour event last week.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks understand what's at stake against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday. Ottawa (3-8) is currently last in the East Division, with Hamilton (4-7) slightly ahead in third.

OTTAWA — Decorated ice dance duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and mixed martial arts star Georges St-Pierre were among the 2023 inductees named to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday.

The CFL and CFLPA say an independent third-party organization will test air quality and provide measurements for future games after an investigation was launched over the conditions in Monday's Edmonton Elks-Calgary Stampeders game.

While Canada sits out the men's Rugby World Cup for the first time, former captain Gareth Rees maintains his perfect attendance record at the tournament.

Federal sports minister Carla Qualtrough says she knows what's required to solve Canada's safe-sport crisis. The how is still a work in progress.

Montreal’s Professional Women's Hockey League team unveiled their first three signings in forwards Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey and goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens.

TORONTO — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's former coaches in his hometown of Hamilton say his star performance for team Canada at the FIBA Basketball World Cup is a source of pride for the city and its basketball community.

While Canada is not part of the 20-country field at the Rugby World Cup, there are still some Canadian connections on offer in France.