National Sports

After years of grinding it out in the National Lacrosse League, Matt Beers is looking forward to a new challenge — representing Canada.

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — Canada's Linda Morais will go for gold in the women's 59-kilogram division at the world wrestling championships. But reigning Olympic champion Erica Wiebe lost her 76-kilogram quarterfinal against Estonia's Epp Mae.

MUNICH — Bayern Munich substitute Thomas Müller provided a late highlight as the German powerhouse beat Red Star Belgrade 3-0 in their Champions League opener on Wednesday.

Sometimes when curling analyst Cheryl Bernard makes the walk from the broadcast booth down to the ice, the competitive feelings come rushing back.

TORONTO — For the second week in a row, Toronto FC and coach Greg Vanney have been fined for violating Major League Soccer's mass confrontation policy.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and the players' union have made a joint donation of $210,000 to help with relief and recovery in the Bahamas after the destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian.

TORONTO — Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir knew they were taking a huge risk when they came out of a two-year retirement, setting their lofty sights on a gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Almost no one was happy with the news.

Jeff Frye woke up Wednesday morning to a flood of tweets about Blue Jays rookie Cavan Biggio hitting for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles the night before.

Edmonton quarterback Trevor Harris practised Wednesday, but Eskimos head coach Jason Maas is taking a wait-and-see approach regarding his starter's status.

American middleweight David Branch, who dropped off the UFC's recent Vancouver card, has been banned two years for doping. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said the 37-year-old fighter had tested positive for ipamorelin.