National Sports

TRURO, N.S. — Ottawa's Rachel Homan needed an extra end to topple Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni 8-7 on Wednesday in round-robin play at the Masters curling tournament.

Toronto's new "Overwatch" esports franchise will be known as the Toronto Defiant. The name was revealed Wednesday evening at a soldout launch event inside the Berkeley Church in downtown Toronto.

TORONTO — Andrew Wiggins knows he'll play for Canada again. The 23-year-old Minnesota Timberwolves forward just isn't sure when that might be.

VANCOUVER — When Alphonso Davies hits the field for his final Vancouver Whitecaps game on Sunday, his entire family will be watching from the stands.

NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators defenceman Mark Borowiecki has been suspended one game by the NHL's Department of Player Safety for his elbow on Boston Bruins defenceman Urho Vaakanainen on Tuesday night.

SARNIA, Ont. — In a letter written shortly after his arrest, a former gymnastics coach accused of sexually assaulting a young gymnast years ago apologized for "crossing the line" but insisted his actions were not sexually motivated.

CALGARY — The International Olympic Committee won't contribute more than the $1.2 billion already committed to Calgary if the city wins the bid for the 2026 Winter Games.

Eyebrows were raised earlier this month when Dallas Stars head coach Jim Montgomery pulled his goalie with just under eight minutes left in the third period and his team trailing by two goals.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Justina Di Stasio knew dropping into a lower weight class for the world wrestling championships would come with challenges.

It seems the B.C. Lions have cured their road woes. The Lions opened the season dropping their first five road games before snapping that dubious streak with a 32-14 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Sept. 14. Since then, B.C.