National Sports

TORONTO — Two-time Olympian Heather Bansley is retiring from beach volleyball and entering the coaching ranks.

NEW YORK — Dallas Stars left-wing Jason Robertson, Arizona Coyotes centre Nick Schmaltz and New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin have been named the NHL's three stars of the week.

MONTREAL — Leylah Fernandez will lead Canada into a Billie Jean King Cup qualifying tie against Latvia next month in Vancouver. The 19-year-old Fernandez is Canada's top-ranked women's tennis player at No. 21 in the world.

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Moh Ahmed has rewritten his own Canadian record in the 10,000 metres once again. The 31-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont., ran 26 minutes 34.14 seconds to finish second at the Sound Running Ten on Sunday night.

TORONTO — Grammy award-winning Canadian artist Alessia Cara will headline the entertainment for Sunday's NHL Heritage Classic outdoor game at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field. Cara, from Brampton, Ont.

There were dark days when Tyler Turner wished he'd died in the skydiving accident that cost him his legs. Because then he wouldn't be facing the decision of whether to push forward, or simply exist. On Monday, the 33-year-old from Campbell River, B.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — IndyCar's return to Iowa will be celebrated as a three-day festival with a quartet of musical acts.

Greg Westlake knows all about the highs and lows of the Paralympics.

TORONTO — The Toronto Six women's hockey team has been sold to a group of investors led by former NHL player Anthony Stewart, coach Ted Nolan and Hockey Hall of Famer Angela James.

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand said Monday that an autopsy conducted on the body of Australian cricket star Shane Warne has concluded that he died of natural causes, ruling out foul play.