National Sports

ANCASTER, Ont. — Richard Jung is well aware that he's not a particularly well known golfer, even in his native Canada. He hopes to change that this week at the RBC Canadian Open.

ANCASTER, Ont. — Brandt Snedeker's early record-matching pace couldn't quite stand up to late charges from Scott Brown and Matt Kuchar at the RBC Canadian Open.

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev for one game for an illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Marcus Johansson during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.

MONTREAL — Ferrari has renewed hope going into the Canadian Grand Prix following a successful second practice run on Friday.

TORONTO — Alex Brown says he's been wearing his Toronto Raptors jersey ever since the team began their historic playoff run.

He's helped make volleyball a sport of choice in Nunavut. Now Scott Schutz is trying to make football a part of the territory's athletic landscape. Last weekend, the native of Yorkton, Sask., who now calls Kelowna, B.C.

Canada faces some familiar foes in Group E play at the Women's World Cup. The Canadian women were also drawn in a group with New Zealand and the Netherlands at the 2015 World Cup in Canada. The new face this year is Cameroon.

CALGARY — The Canadian Premier League is investigating accusations of racism in a match between Hamilton's Forge FC and Calgary's Cavalry FC.

PARIS — For Gabriela Dabrowski, it's all about Grand Slam titles. The Ottawa tennis player has been to the late stages of major tournaments often enough that there's no longer reward in just reaching a final.

Undefeated Canadian boxer Steve Rolls is ready for the biggest fight of his life. The USBA middleweight champion (19-0) will battle Gennady Golovkin of Kazkahstan (38-1-1) on Saturday in the headline bout at Madison Square Garden in New York.