National Sports

OTTAWA — The Vegas Golden Knights are still waiting word on the full extent of Erik Haula's injury, saying the Finnish centre will remain with the team but won't play in the remaining three games of their current road trip.

HALIFAX — The group aiming to bring a Canadian Football League team to Halifax added a little more colour to its proposal Wednesday, announcing a name-the-team contest and an initial short list of names aimed at reflecting the regional nature of its

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury, the team announced Wednesday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows will have to forge their identity on the road. With the Major League Rugby season kicking off Jan. 26, Canada's first pro rugby union team will play its first eight games away from home due to winter.

SASKATOON — Prominent members of the U.S. women's hockey team moving to Canada to play strengthens speculation that a merger of the top two women's leagues into one is nigh.

WINNIPEG — Adam Bighill is happy and satisfied every time he hauls down a quarterback or knocks the ball out of an opponent's hands.

The Ottawa Redblacks lead the way with 11 division all-stars for the 2018 CFL season. The B.C. Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers are tops in the West Division with seven players apiece on the list, released Wednesday.

Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews gracing the cover of a fashion magazine. Always-in-the-limelight Nashville Predators defenceman P.K. Subban continuing to be a social media force.

TORONTO — The Canadian Soccer Association has named Stuart Neely its manager of coach education.

The road to the next British Open will go through Hamilton. The RBC Canadian Open was named Wednesday as one of three qualifying golf tournaments for the golf major.