National Sports

MONTREAL — The Canadian Football League has announced Patrick Boivin is no longer the president/chief executive officer of the Montreal Alouettes. The CFL purchased the club from the Wetenhall family last May and continues to try to find a new owner.

BROSSARD, Que. — Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin sold the acquisition of Ilya Kovalchuk on Friday as a low-risk move designed to offset several injuries to the club's forward group.

The biggest lesson Travis Shaw took away from a disappointing 2019 season is that 2020 can't get much worse.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Like most kids in Germany, Tim Stutzle started out playing soccer. He liked tennis, too, and fell in love with both. There was also another itch that needed scratching — hockey.

TORONTO — Canada soccer coach John Herdman has called up under-17 star Jayden Nelson and five other newcomers for a trio of international matches later this month. The 17-year-old Toronto FC 2 forward is part of a young squad for friendlies Jan.

CANBERRA, Australia — Canadian basketball star Kia Nurse is stepping up to help those affected by the wildfires currently raging through Australia.

BRISBANE, Australia — Canada secured the first match of the new ATP Cup with Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime winning their singles matches against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolarakis of Greece.

BRISBANE, Australia — Canada secured the first match of the new ATP Cup with Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime winning their singles matches against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolarakis of Greece.

VANCOUVER — The calendar says it's 2020 but the Vancouver Canucks' 7-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Thursday night looked like a flashback to the 1980s.

CALGARY — Johnny Gaudreau was not going to let his Calgary Flames fall behind in yet another first period, scoring a pivotal breakaway goal less than five minutes into Thursday's game.