National Sports

HUMBOLDT, Sask. — The Humboldt Broncos tried to emerge from the grip of tragedy Wednesday night by playing some hockey and raising banners to honour all the people who were on their team bus when it crashed in April.

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BOSTON — The scoreboards at Fenway Park were all flashing "100 WINS" to celebrate the Red Sox reaching the milestone for the first time since Ted Williams returned from World War II. David Price was already thinking about No. 101.

CALGARY — The Canadian government supports a Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Games should the city go ahead. It has said so via the federal sports minister and social media. The government of Alberta's tone is a more reserved wait-and-see.

MONTREAL — Another day, another missed practice for Johnny Manziel. The former Heisman Trophy winner missed a third straight workout with the Montreal Alouettes on Wednesday. The team has said Manziel is out with the stomach flu.

A Rugby Canada deadline for disgruntled sevens players to sign contracts and report to training has come and gone with no apparent movement.

TORONTO — American-bred Delta Prince and jockey Javier Castellano will be in familiar surroundings Saturday. Castellano will be aboard the early 5/2 favourite for the Grade 1 $800,000 Ricoh Woodbine Mile.

VANCOUVER — There's one thing you won't see Canadian Adam Svensson do on the PGA Tour next year — hit a ball marked with the number four. The Surrey, B.C.

BALCON DE BIZKAIA, Spain — Canada's Michael Woods earned an emotional victory in the 17th stage of the Spanish Vuelta. The Ottawa cyclist outlasted the field in a 157-kilometre (97.

Canada is off to a winning start at the world volleyball championship. Nicholas Hoag of Sherbrooke, Que., led the way with 12 points as Canada swept the Netherlands 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-18) on Wednesday in Ruse, Bulgaria.