National Sports

MONTREAL — Ignacio Piatti's long-awaited return from injury gave Montreal the edge it needed to stay alive in the Canadian Championship.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Fury shook off an atrocious first half on Wednesday to reach the Canadian Championship semifinal.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Jimmy Neesham hopes to take a significant step in moving on from a heartbreaking World Cup when the Global T20 Canada professional cricket league gets underway this week.

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets have signed point guard Jamal Murray to the five-year, $170 million extension that the sides agreed to last month.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames and forward Sam Bennett have avoided arbitration after agreeing to a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$2.55 million. Bennett, a 23-year-old native of Holland Landing, Ont.

EDMONTON — Any thoughts that the winless Toronto Argonauts might represent one of those trap games for the Edmonton Eskimos went right out the window last weekend.

Maddie Szeryk was having trouble with her ball striking during the fourth round of the Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic and it was starting to get to her. But then she remembered the advice of Dr.

Given the all-clear after cancer treatment, Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot is pushing himself hard in training to compete in an X Games big air event next month.

LOS ANGELES — Former Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard turned the page on his time with Toronto's NBA team by publicly thanking the organization, the city and the fans for an "amazing season.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets and Andrew Copp have signed a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$2.28 million dollars. The move comes a day after an arbitrator awarded Copp a two-year, $4.56-million contract.