National Sports

TORONTO — Andreas Johnsson is back in a crowded Toronto Maple Leafs sick bay. Head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Friday the 25-year-old winger requires surgery on his right knee and will be out of the lineup at least eight weeks.

Canada, continuing its search for FIFA ranking points to improve its World Cup qualifying road, will play Trinidad and Tobago twice on Vancouver Island during the March international window.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Ryan Borucki knows what it's like to have an elbow issue snowball into a bigger problem.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger is not likely to take the field anytime soon following his second surgery in less than a month.

Jay Bouwmeester had surgery Friday to insert a defibrillator to restore his heart's normal rhythm after the St. Louis Blues defenceman collapsed on the bench during a game in Anaheim this week.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts signed Canadian defensive back Arjen Colquhoun on Friday. The 27-year-old native of Windsor, Ont., had 16 tackles, two special-teams tackles and an interception in 10 games last season with Edmonton.

TORONTO — The Canadian Premier League is partnering with Electronic Arts on an eCanadian Premier League (eCPL) tournament. Registration for the EA Sports FIFA 20 tournament opens Saturday.

TORONTO — It's been quite the start to 2020 for Greg Quick. Since January, the CFL's director of global scouting has conducted player combines in Finland, Sweden, France, Italy, England, Germany and Japan.

TORONTO — Rugby has taken Tayler Adams from New Zealand to Australia and now Canada. While the game may be the same, the Toronto Arrows fly half says the weather takes some getting used to.

SALT LAKE CITY — Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloemen won gold in the men's 5,000-metres Thursday at the world single distance speedskating championships. Bloemen finished in a time of six minutes 4.