National Sports

TORONTO — Maple Leafs head Mike Babcock expected William Nylander to be "the freshest guy in hockey" on Thursday night.

ESTEVAN, Sask. — Defending men's champion Reid Carruthers of Winnipeg has yet to earn his first win through six draws at the Canada Cup.

OTTAWA — The losses are accumulating on and off the ice for the Ottawa Senators this week. Thanks to a two-goal effort from Paul Byron, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Senators 5-2 on Thursday for the second time this week.

Oklahoma's Kyler Murray won The Associated Press college football Player of the Year on Thursday, becoming the second straight Sooners quarterback and fifth overall to win the award since it was established in 1998.

CALGARY — The Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders have re-signed five of their Canadians.

The severe traumatic brain injury suffered by Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson has pushed the subject of head trauma in combat sports back into the spotlight.

TORONTO — A former football player chased from the NFL following a domestic violence charge. And a female fighter whose husband faces a charge of attempted murder for allegedly assaulting her.

MIAMI — Strong. Sophisticated. Sexy. Like the tennis champ herself, Serena Williams' fashion line is all about power moves and she's hoping it will also inspire woman to find their own voice.

TORONTO — The CFL announced Thursday that a cap on non-player football operations costs will be implemented for the 2019 season. The cap is set at just under $2.59 million for 2019 and 2020, and will be reviewed after that.

Maxim Cajkovic didn't know a thing about the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League when he left Europe for the 2018-19 season, never mind how the world junior championship is embraced in Canada.