National Sports

It can be easy to forget that Canada's Eugenie Bouchard may very well have a long and fruitful tennis career ahead of her. A seemingly endless slump sent her tumbling down the rankings but there have been signs of a return to form.

TORONTO — Larry Murphy knows what it's like to hear the boos raining down from Maple Leafs fans.

TORONTO — Willingly hanging onto the edge of a massive cliff without a safety harness might seem like sheer insanity, but for free climber Alex Honnold it's merely what gets his adrenaline pumping.

Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green says he's not ruling out the possibility of Elias Pettersson returning to the lineup on Wednesday.

Toronto FC's training camp opened with a bang Tuesday with news that Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez is headed to a team in Qatar.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators expect to have top defenceman Thomas Chabot and centre Matt Duchene back in the lineup on Wednesday night against the visiting Colorado Avalanche.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have claimed forward Colby Cave off waivers from the Boston Bruins. The 24-year-old Cave had one goal and four assists in 20 games for Boston this season. He had six goals and 12 assists in 15 games for AHL Providence.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Canada's Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is back on the Kansas City Chiefs' active roster ahead of the AFC championship. The 27-year-old offensive lineman from Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., was activated from injured reserve on Tuesday.

MELBOURNE, Australia — This was quite a return for Serena Williams. Almost as if she never left.

Kaitlyn Lawes playing third for Rachel Homan, Ben Hebert throwing lead stones for U.S.