National Sports

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have acquired England youth international defender Luis Binks from Tottenham. The 18-year-old centre back, who arrives on a free transfer, has been training with the Impact in Florida since early this month.

New designated player Pablo Piatti could make his Toronto FC debut on Wednesday in a pre-season game against the Chicago Fire.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams in the game's history.

DETROIT — Montreal defenceman Shea Weber and forward Paul Byron are cleared to return to the lineup for the Canadiens' game tonight at Detroit. Canadiens coach Claude Julien confirmed Weber and Byron would be available after today's morning skate.

MARSEILLE, France — Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil advanced to the second round of the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win over Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori on Tuesday.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Two transgender high school runners want to become defendants in a federal lawsuit that seeks to block them from participating in girls sports in Connecticut.

ST. LOUIS — Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester says he has returned to St. Louis and is recovering from a cardiac episode during a game last week.

Monday's Games NHL Calgary 6 Anaheim 4 Florida 5 San Jose 3 Arizona 2 N.Y.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — If Kerry Galusha is skipping Northwest Territories at the Canadian women's curling championship for the last time, it's an uncomfortable swan song.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — An exchange between Chelsea Carey's coach and father Dan and an umpire at the Canadian women's curling championship became tense Monday when he told the official to "shut up.