National Sports

COUVA, Trinidad And Tobago — Shana Flynn scored three goals as Canada beat Haiti 4-0 on Monday to win Group A at the CONCACAF women's under-20 soccer championship.

EDMONTON — American defensive lineman Marcus Howard and Canadian safety Cauchy Muamba were among four veterans released Monday by the Edmonton Eskimos.

CALGARY — Marie-Philip Poulin was named captain of Canada's Olympic women's hockey team Monday. The 26-year-old from Beauceville, Que., has worn the 'C' for Canada at world championship events and Four Nations Cup the last four years.

TORONTO — MLS champion Toronto FC opened training camp Monday with some familiar names missing and space for some international reinforcements. Gone are Benoit Cheyrou (retired), Steven Beitashour (Los Angeles F.C.

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks fired coach Jason Kidd following a midseason slide that left the playoff hopeful in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

ATLANTA — When Chipper Jones took stock of all of the familiar names he's on the cusp of rejoining, he wondered if it might be time to expand the Baseball Hall of Fame.

CALGARY — Marie-Philip Poulin was named captain of Canada's Olympic women's hockey team Monday. The 26-year-old from Beauceville, Que., has worn the 'C' for Canada at world championship events and Four Nations Cup the last four years.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions signed Canadian defensive lineman David Menard to a two-year contract extension Monday. Menard was eligible to become a free agent Beb. 13. Menard, 27, of Chicoutimi, Que.

TORONTO — The mayor of Canada's most populous city says he wants Toronto to be among the North American cities to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Conservative South Korean activists burned a large photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the head of the North's extremely popular girl band passed them Monday during a visit to Seoul amid a flurry of co-operation ag