National Sports

TORONTO — If Dillon Brooks was angry over his NBA all-rookie team snub, he probably took it out on the basket in an empty gym after practice. The 22-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.

MOSCOW — Fans hated the battle of backpasses that the Denmark-France World Cup match devolved into , and they likely will watch more teams collude when soccer's showcase expands to 48 teams.

The Hockey Hall of Fame has added NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, pioneering black player Willie O'Ree and all-time winningest goaltender Martin Brodeur to its latest class.

EDMONTON — The injury-riddled Edmonton Eskimos have signed veteran Canadian receiver Sam Giguere. The Montreal Alouettes released the 32-year-old native of Sherbrooke, Que., in January.

LONDON — Canada's Eugenie Bouchard generated plenty of headlines Tuesday and it wasn't for her first-round victory in the qualification draw at Wimbledon.

The Miami Marlins signed third-round draft pick and Canadian outfielder Tristan Pompey on Tuesday. Miami selected the Mississauga, Ont., native 89th overall out of the University of Kentucky in the MLB draft earlier this month.

SOCHI, Russia — Back at the World Cup for the first time since 1982, Peru isn't leaving Russia empty handed.

Rob Gale's life changed when he was assigned by Fulham FC to oversee a one-month soccer camp in Winnipeg back in 2000.

TORONTO — Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was named the CFL's top performer of the week Tuesday. Mitchell set a single-game franchise record by completing 90.

MONTREAL — Former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus received a wild-card entry Tuesday to play in the Rogers Cup this August in Montreal.