National Sports

TORONTO — The way the NHL regular season is shaping up, it's a good bet that five of the seven Canadian teams could reach the playoffs this spring. That's the kind of playoff CanCon that Rogers was hoping for when it signed a massive US$5.

DETROIT — A special prosecutor on Friday accused Michigan State University of stonewalling his investigation into the school's handling of the sexual abuse scandal involving disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar and called for "top-down cultura

Canadians RJ Barrett, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Ignas Brazdeikis and Brandon Clarke have been named to the 20-player mid-season watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, presented annually to the men's player of the year in U.S. college basketball.

Foiled Again will forever be a special horse to Canadian Yannick Gingras. The 14-year-old gelding is the richest standardbred of all-time at $7.6 million earned with 108 wins over 329 career starts.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed international wide receiver Jalen Saunders.

TORONTO — The soccer broadcast landscape in Canada continues to change with the English Premier League shifting to DAZN next season.

Canadian fans are usually the ones bemoaning an NHL team not releasing one of its young stars to take part in the world junior hockey championship.

TORONTO — Like a master chef serving up a lengthy tasting menu, the Maple Leafs rolled out some tasty appetizers to start against the Florida Panthers.

INNICHEN, Italy — Canada's Brady Leman captured bronze in a World Cup ski cross event on Friday.

TORONTO — Not one to complain, Zach Hyman tried to play on a bum ankle. But the gritty Maple Leafs winger had to sit out Toronto's 6-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday.