National Sports

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham fired manager Ange Postecoglou on Friday, two weeks after the Australian led the club to the Europa League title to end its 17-year wait for a trophy.

TORONTO — Toronto FC's MLS game at Los Angeles FC, originally scheduled for June 13, has been postponed until Oct. 8, the club announced Friday. LAFC's June 25 away game at Real Salt Lake has also been rescheduled to Sept. 17.

ROME (AP) — Gian Piero Gasperini was named Roma’s new coach on Friday, taking over for the retiring Claudio Ranieri following his own successful run at Atalanta. “I need a significant challenge,” Gasperini said in an interview released by Roma .

VANCOUVER — Nathan Rourke is trying to add a little something to his game this season — the B.C. Lions quarterback wants to have more fun.

CALGARY — The 2025 CFL season will be a proving ground for the Calgary Stampeders.

TORONTO — Canada soccer coach Jesse Marsch, an American who won kudos north of the border earlier this year for telling U.S. President Donald Trump to "lay off the ridiculous rhetoric" about Canada being a 51st state, has taken aim at the U.S.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer was fired Friday after three seasons with the team, getting to the Western Conference final each time but never advancing past that for a shot at the Stanley Cup.

GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term.

EDMONTON — The winds of change blew through Commonwealth Stadium this winter, bringing in a new regime determined to return Edmonton's once-proud CFL franchise to its green-and-gold glory days.

TORONTO — Glancing across the Rogers Centre field to see his name on the stadium's Level of Excellence still leaves former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista with a "surreal" feeling.