National Sports

RED DEER, Alta. — Andrea Lee shot 3-under-par 69 Thursday to take a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the Canadian women's amateur golf championship. Lee, the world's No. 2-ranked amateur from Hermosa Beach, Calif.

MONTREAL — The field for the upcoming men's Rogers Cup took a big hit Thursday after Tennis Canada announced that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 12 Juan Martin del Potro are withdrawing from the tournament.

EDMONTON — Canadian fighter Felicia Spencer says she's OK flying under the radar as her opponent Cris Cyborg duels with UFC boss Dana White over a possible Amanda Nunes rematch.

MONTREAL — Via Rail train 068 was pulling into Montreal Central Station late Wednesday night when the woman who'd been seated behind sprinter Andre De Grasse for the previous five hours poked her head up to wish him good luck.

HAMILTON — Their teams lead their respective divisions and have just one loss between them. But that's still not nearly enough to instigate early Grey Cup talk from either Mike O'Shea or Orlondo Steinauer.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenceman Jordan Schmaltz from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for defenceman Andreas Borgman.

SAINT-MICHEL-DE-MAURIENNE, France — With the Alps spread like giant teeth in front of him and rivals speeding away, seeking to steal the precious yellow jersey off his shoulders, Julian Alaphilippe switched off the part of the brain that stops normal

With the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo a year away, here are eight Canadian athletes to keep an eye on: ANDRE DE GRASSE, Track — The 24-year-old from Markham, Ont.

Med school is on hold for Sean Duke as the veteran back comes out of retirement, looking to help Canada three-peat in rugby sevens at the Pan American Games.

GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of — The Canadian women's 4x200-metre freestyle relay team captured a bronze medal on Thursday at the world aquatics championships. Kayla Sanchez of Scarborough, Ont., Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C.