National Sports

SURREY, B.C. — Mike Reilly sees himself winning Grey Cups with the B.C. Lions — a lot of Grey Cups. "I felt like coming to B.C.

HALIFAX — More penalties have been handed out in an ugly brawl that cast a pall over university men's hockey in Atlantic Canada. Hardest hit were the head coaches — Acadia University's Darren Burns and Brad Peddle of St.

TORONTO — Canadian light-heavyweight Misha Cirkunov has a new opponent at UFC 235. English-based Brazilian Johnny Walker is stepping in for the injured Ovince Saint Preux on the March 2 card in Las Vegas.

While the real fireworks came after CFL free agency started on Tuesday afternoon, some notable names re-signed with their clubs just before they hit the open market.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Former Toronto FC striker Sebastian Giovinco scored in his debut for Al-Hilal FC as the Saudi champion beat Al-Qadsiah 4-1 on Tuesday in Saudi Pro League play. Giovinco, who wore No.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have addressed their goaltending shortage in a trade with the New York Rangers. The Canucks dealt a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft to the Rangers on Tuesday in exchange for netminder Marek Mazanec.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — After ballooning costs prompted New Brunswick to abandon the 2021 Francophonie Games, Sherbrooke, Que., has agreed to step in as host as long as spending can be kept under control.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have acquired Nigerian striker Orji Okwonkwo on loan from Italian club Bologna FC 1909 for the 2019 season. The 21-year-old has played the last three seasons in Italy, scoring three goals in 27 Serie A games.

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Canada's Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov are off to the second round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The fourth-seeded Raonic downed Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (8), 7-5 in a first-round match on Tuesday.

Canada will hit the road to face the Czech Republic in a Fed Cup World Group playoff tie April 20-21. It's a tough draw for the Canadians, who are 0-6 against the Czechs in Fed Cup history.