National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay Thursday, dismayed by his repeated failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Will Gordon was frustrated with the way he finished last week in Bermuda. He had no complaints about his start Thursday at Mayakoba.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos stayed alive in the WTA Finals doubles tournament with a 7-6 (5), 2-6, 12-10 win over Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko and Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok on Thursday.

VANCOUVER — The CFL has announced that the B.C. Lions will host the 2024 Grey Cup in Vancouver. "The Lions’ bid was very strong," commissioner Randy Ambrosie said in a release Thursday.

CALGARY, United Kingdom — Alpine Canada has signed an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, which is a new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment. Effective Dec.

Amy Nelson and Kristy Alford say they're most excited about making new friends when they represent Canada at the Special Olympics World Games next year in Berlin.

CALGARY — Winning and mentorship hand in hand is what Jennifer Jones envisioned when she phoned Mackenzie Zacharias.

HOUSTON — A psychologist who worked for the San Antonio Spurs has sued the team and former player Josh Primo, claiming he exposed himself to her multiple times during private sessions.

HAMILTON — Safety Tunde Adeleke and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have to become road warriors to make another Grey Cup appearance. Hamilton (8-10) visits the Montreal Alouettes (9-9) in the East Division semifinal Sunday.

TORONTO — Wing Avery Oitomen is returning to the Toronto Arrows for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 23-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.