National Sports

Henoc Muamba says family, not money, was the determining factor in his decision to become a Toronto Argonaut. The veteran linebacker signed a one-year deal with Toronto on Tuesday after becoming a CFL free agent Feb. 9.

Canada will be battling more than El Salvador on Friday when it opens play at the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship in Guadalajara. Heat (the forecast for the 4 p.m.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The final musher has crossed the finish line in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, nearly three days after the winner reached the finish line near the small Alaska community of Willow.

When COVID-19 forced the closure of gyms in Alaska, Keegan Messing got creative. The Canadian figure skater hoisted the batteries out of two cars, and used the 36-pound car parts as weights.

TORONTO — Weyburn was installed as the early 3-1 Winterbook favourite for the 2021 Queen's Plate on Thursday. Weyburn won the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes over a mile at Aqueduct in Queen's, N.Y., on March 6.

A look at Major League Rugby as it kicks off its fourth season Saturday: TEAMS: 12 this year with the addition of the expansion Los Angeles Giltinis and departure of the Colorado Raptors.

TOKYO — In yet another setback for the postponed Tokyo Olympics — and another involving comments about women — games' creative director Hiroshi Sasaki resigned on Thursday after making demeaning comments about a well-known female celebrity in Japan.

CALGARY — The NHL's top two scorers helped unleash the Edmonton Oilers' firepower in a 7-3 romp Wednesday over the host Calgary Flames.

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez had successful outings Wednesday in Mexico. Fellow Canadian Milos Raonic did not.

WINNIPEG — Nikolaj Ehlers knows he had a lot of help in securing an overtime win for the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Just under a minute into overtime, Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck made a giant save on Montreal Canadiens defenceman Jeff Petry.