National Sports

VANCOUVER — A defence lawyer has argued that a sexual encounter between former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen and the woman accusing him of sexual assault was consensual.

TORONTO — Midfielder Jonathan Osorio and goalkeeper Alex Bono, who have more than 450 Toronto FC appearances between them, are notables on the free agent list released Wednesday by the MLS Players Association.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions know their next opponent has more to show than the CFL standings may suggest.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball's Midsummer Classic remains the most-watched all-star game in the major professional sports, even though it drew record lows in viewership for the fifth time since 2015.

Hockey Canada says it will no longer use a fund maintained by membership fees collected across the country to settle sexual assault claims.

TORONTO — Pubudu Dassanayake is returning for a second stint as Canada men's cricket coach.

Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Caleb Evans says every week is a big week when you're still looking for your first win.

REGINA — A COVID-19 outbreak among Saskatchewan Roughriders players has put the team's upcoming CFL showdown with the Toronto Argonauts in jeopardy.

TORONTO — The CFL suspended Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Duke Williams and Toronto Argonauts defensive lineman Eli Mencer both for one game Wednesday for separate incidents in their game last weekend.

They were born together, they grew up together and attend the same American university. Next week, Canadians Chase and Sydney Brown will make U.S. college football history together. The Browns, identical twins from London, Ont.