National Sports

NEW YORK — St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron and Chicago Blackhawks centre Dylan Strome have been named the N-H-L three stars of the week. Binnington went 3-0-0 with a 1.31 goals-against average, .

Taylor Pendrith has come to accept that his path to the PGA Tour is going to be longer and have a few more twists and turns than some of his peers. After two injury-plagued seasons, Pendrith just missed out on earning a card on this season's Web.

TORONTO — The CFL Players' Association has fired back at the league for instructing teams not to pay off-season bonuses to players until after a new collective bargaining agreement is ratified.

Sean Burke still can't bring himself to watch the game. Once was enough.

ZAGREB, Croatia — Three people detained in Croatia over an attack on Serbian water polo team players at a seaside cafe face hate crime charges, police said Monday.

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers have signed well- travelled guard Nik Stauskas, who was traded three times and released last week, for the rest of the season. The native of Mississauga, Ont.

TORONTO — Canada fell one spot to No. 21 in the world rugby rankings in the wake of its 18-10 loss in Brazil on Saturday. The win, at the Americas Rugby Championship, moved the South Americans up two places to No. 26.

Ann-Sophie Bettez wasn't getting her hopes up. She'd heard she was back on Hockey Canada's radar for possible selection to the national women's team. But at 31, Bettez felt that window had probably closed.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea has chosen its capital, Seoul, for its bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics, which it hopes to jointly host with rival North Korea as a peace gesture.

BANGKOK — A Thai court ordered the release of a refugee soccer player on Monday after prosecutors said they were no longer seeking his extradition to Bahrain in a case that had drawn worldwide attention.