National Sports

BURNABY, B.C. — The soundtrack of the Toronto Raptors' training camp might include some Earth, Wind & Fire. But C.J. Miles said the upbeat tunes merely complement what's been an intense three days so far.

CALGARY — Breakout games by Romar Morris and the return of Don Jackson from injury suddenly gives the Calgary Stampeders an embarrassment of riches at running back.

TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack's Super League promotion hopes got an assist Thursday from Salford.

TORONTO — U Sports, the governing body of university athletics in Canada, announced a new transgender policy on Thursday that will allow athletes to compete on teams that correspond with their gender identity.

The Canadian senior women's basketball team will face some significant challenges in Friday's quarterfinal against Spain at the FIBA Women's World Cup. The world's second-ranked squad has a variety of weapons and should be a handful.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews was two weeks old on Oct. 1, 1997. Mitch Marner, by comparison, was positively ancient at nearly five months. And Patrick Marleau? He had just turned 18 and was preparing to play his first NHL game.

TORONTO — Oh baby! Hockey fans will be hearing a familiar voice on "Hockey Night in Canada" for one last season.

OTTAWA — After a tumultuous 48 hours, Zack Smith is ready to prove he's still an asset to the Ottawa Senators. Senators general manager Pierre Dorion told Smith Tuesday morning he was being put on waivers based on performance.

He has cracked the New York Jets' starting lineup, but Canadian rookie Nathan Shepherd isn't taking anything for granted. The biggest lessons the burly Ajax, Ont.

Canadian MMA star Rory (The Red King) MacDonald has taken his lumps in title fights, with broken bones and dashed dreams.