National Sports

Michelle Liu signed what could be the first of many autographs Friday after the 12-year-old golfer finished as the top Canadian in the national women's amateur championship.

VANCOUVER — B.C. Lions defensive back Crezdon Butler has a chip on his shoulder and a score to settle heading into Saturday's matchup with the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders.

BROSSARD, Que. — High taxes, obsessive fans, blanket media coverage and the French language are all reasons invoked to explain why NHL free agents tend to steer clear of Montreal. But Ben Chiarot isn't worried about any of that.

MONTREAL — Hundreds of young people from Montreal North, and even a few not-so-young, welcomed home local hero and NBA champion Chris Boucher on Friday.

LIMA, Peru — Canada's rugby sevens teams opened the Pan American Games with convincing victories on Friday. The Canadian women crushed Mexico 54-0, while Canada's men beat Uruguay 31-0. Each team won gold last time out in Toronto in 2015.

LIMA, Peru — Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Saturday, the first full day of competition at the Pan American Games: CANADIAN WOMEN'S RUGBY SEVENS TEAM After opening with a 54-0 win over Mexico on Friday, Canada draws host Peru and B

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact are hoping new winger Lassi Lappalainen can help them snap a season-long four-game losing streak.

VANCOUVER — Coach Marc Dos Santos calls July a "nightmare" for the Vancouver Whitecaps.

TOKYO — Canada's Michelle Li has upset the world's top-ranked women's badminton player. Li, from Markham, Ont., beat Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan 2-1 (21-15, 15-21, 22-20) on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open.

Shawn Bullock walks into Hockey Canada's office every day with a lot on his plate. Looking at the game through different lenses in an attempt to stay ahead of the curve is one of those many tasks.