National Sports

Change and innovation in sport often trickles down from the professional to the recreational level. When it comes to curling and head protection, it may be the reverse.

TORONTO — Denny Lambert remembers plenty about a young Jake Muzzin. There was his size, skill, leadership and an unwavering determination to better himself as a hockey player.

TORONTO — Back-row forward John Moonlight, who scored the first-ever try for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby, has been named to the MLR team of the week.

MONTREAL — Former Montreal Canadiens centre Tomas Plekanec has filed a court action in an effort to recover $200,000 he provided to help finance a movie starring his wife.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Canadian international goalkeeper Pat Onstad has been named technical director at Columbus Crew SC.

The Calgary Stampeders re-signed Canadian linebacker Cory Greenwood to a one-year deal Tuesday. Greenwood, 33, was scheduled to become a free agent next month. The six-foot-two, 235-pound native of Kingston, Ont.

IBIUNA, Brazil — Wes Darvil homered to tie the game and Daniel Pinero scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch as Canada opened the Pan American Games baseball qualifying tournament with a 5-1 win over Panama on Tuesday.

TORONTO — The Canadian Premier League added another player, showcased a foundation sponsor and announced its official kickoff date Tuesday.

CRANBROOK, B.C. — The Western Hockey League's Kootenay Ice will relocate to Winnipeg before the start of the 2019-20 season. The league officially announced the move at a media conference in Cranbrook on Tuesday.

Thirty years as a head football coach taught Pat Sheahan the importance of preparation, but he couldn't have predicted the bizarre twist his U Sports career would take this off-season.