National Sports

Lindsey Vonn says she injured her knee in a training crash and will miss the upcoming World Cup speed races in Lake Louise, Alberta.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ken Hitchcock knows the routine well by now as he begins his tenure as new coach of the Edmonton Oilers.

HAMILTON — Simoni Lawrence says a consistent roster and coaching staff is a big reason why the Calgary Stampeders are headed to a third consecutive Grey Cup. "They don't have a lot of turnover," the veteran Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker said.

Frosty brews are as common a sight in a curling club as rocks in the rings. Knocking back a few pints after a game is enmeshed in the social fabric of the sport, especially at the club level.

TORONTO — Glenn Hoag is returning as head coach of the Canadian men's volleyball team. Volleyball Canada said in a release Tuesday that Hoag will guide the senior men's team through the Olympic period.

TORONTO — Acknowledging its cupboard is near bare, Commonwealth Games Canada is launching a fundraising drive.

CALGARY — Canada's Rosalind Groenewoud, a longtime standout in the halfpipe discipline of freestyle skiing, is retiring from the sport. The world champion in 2011, Groenewoud also earned seven X Games medals and nine World Cup/Grand Prix medals.

OTTAWA — Before the regular season even started, Rick Campbell had a feeling something special was brewing with his Ottawa Redblacks.

EDMONTON — Ken Hitchcock has put a brief retirement behind him to coach his hometown Edmonton Oilers, replacing the fired Todd McLellan.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers fired coach Todd McLellan on Tuesday and replaced him with Ken Hitchcock with hopes of reviving a the team languishing in sixth place in the Pacific Division. McLellan was in his fourth season behind the Oilers' bench.