National Sports

The Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Friday that it will expand to 10 teams for the 2022 season with the addition of the Newfoundland Growlers. The Growlers will play in St.

SASKATOON — Dropping three straight games at their last event might have been just what Brad Jacobs and his team needed before playing in Canada's Olympic curling trials.

BARRIE, Ont. — Servac Petrovsky scored twice Thursday, leading the Owen Sound Attack to a 4-3 victory over the Barrie Colts in Ontario Hockey League play. Gavin Bryant and Deni Goure also found the back of the net for the Attack (9-7-2).

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Charles Beaudoin scored his second of the night 2:13 into overtime Thursday, leading the Shawinigan Cataractes to a 5-4 victory over the Val-d'Or Foreurs in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Breakout world championship results this year by Jack Crawford and Brodie Seger indicate the rebuild of the Canadian men's downhill team may be accelerating.

It's time for another cold one. Canada will host the U.S. at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field in a Jan. 30 World Cup qualifier. The match will be sandwiched around Canadian visits to Honduras on Jan. 27 and El Salvador on Feb. 2.

WASHINGTON — Canadian international prop Jake Ilnicki has signed with Old Glory DC for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old from Williams Lake, B.C.

TORONTO — The significance isn't lost upon William Stanback. The Montreal Alouettes running back was named the East Division's nominee for the CFL's outstanding player award Thursday. Only two players at that position have won the honour since 1998.

When Roman Sadovsky entered Sochi's famous Iceberg Skating Palace earlier this week, he thought about the many skaters who'd walked the same path before him.

Canada men's rugby sevens coach Henry Paul is no stranger to Dubai, having played, coached and lived there That knowledge will come in handy.