National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams' long goodbye to the U.S. Open proved a boon to ESPN.

TORONTO — Comedian Russell Peters and actor Patrick J. Adams highlight theScore Bet's kickoff to its fall campaign.

Having integrated more than a dozen new faces into the program, coach Jack Hanratty believes the Canadian women's rugby sevens team has turned a corner.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have locked up another one of their young guns. Star centre Tim Stutzle has agreed to an eight-year, US$66.8-million contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. The deal, which carries an average annual value of $8.

ZURICH — Canada's Sarah Mitton capped her breakout season with a silver medal in the women's shot put at the Diamond League Final on Wednesday. The 26-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., threw 19.

BROSSARD, Que. — Kirby Dach has agreed to a four-year, US$13.45-million contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Wednesday.

TORONTO — Ottawa receiver Jaelon Acklin and defensive lineman Lorenzo Mauldin IV and Calgary linebacker Jameer Thurman have been named the CFL's top performers for Week 13.

Canadian Matt (The Ginja Ninja) Campbell will face Dutch veteran Vincent van der Voort in the first round of the 300,00-pound ($453,640) Jack’s World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam. The winner Friday will take on world No.

Atlanta United will be without star striker Josef Martinez when it hosts Toronto FC on Saturday.

Former Toronto Wolfpack coach Paul Rowley, now in charge of the Salford Red Devils, is on the shortlist for the 2022 Betfred Super League Coach of the Year.