National Sports

CALGARY — Andrew Buckley's first CFL start will feel like old times. The quarterback marshalled the University of Calgary Dinos offence in cold and snowy conditions at McMahon Stadium during his decorated college career.

TORONTO — Captain Christine Sinclair will see plenty of familiar faces when she leads Canada out against the top-ranked Americans in a two-game series starting next week. The U.S.

MONTREAL — The next three months will be a busy time for Canada's top boxers.

DEL MAR, Calif. — Veteran trainer Catherine Day Phillips is hoping Dixie Moon can bring her an elusive Breeders' Cup win. Day Phillips will send the two-year-old to the US$1-million Juvenile Fillies Turf event Friday at Del Mar.

The Toronto Raptors' game in Utah on Friday will have a distinctly international flair.

TORONTO — Linebacker Bear Woods and running back/returner Chris Rainey go way back. They grew up in Florida, born a year apart. They've been college rivals (Rainey at Florida, Woods at Troy) and teammates (2014 with the Montreal Alouettes).

TORONTO — If not for a no-girls rule, Isabelle Charest might have ended up shooting pucks instead of skating in circles. Canada's chef de mission for the Pyeongchang Olympics followed her older sister Nathalie into speedskating.

MIAMI — A sports agent and a baseball trainer convicted of illegally smuggling Cuban players into the U.S. have been sentenced to prison.

VANCOUVER — Kingsley Jones stops a tackling drill on a perfect fall morning to calmly explain what he wants to see from his players.

HAMILTON — Jeremiah Masoli is finishing the season off with a bang. The Hamilton quarterback has throw for over 300 yards his last four starts, including a career-best 438-yard performance in last weekend's 41-36 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks.