National Sports

MONTREAL — Quarterback Josh Freeman announced his retirement on Saturday, removing himself from the running to be the Montreal Alouettes' starter.

MONACO — Daniel Ricciardo took a dominant pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, softening the blow for Red Bull after his teammate Max Verstappen failed to even start qualifying, having earlier crashed in final practice.

Top Canadian soccer officials were at Saturday's Champions League final in Kyiv, mixing business with pleasure as they pressed their case for the so-called unified 2026 World Cup bid. Canada, the U.S.

REGINA — Last year's loss in the Western Hockey League final has been at the back of Regina Pats defenceman Josh Mahura's mind all season.

Friday's Games CHL Memorial Cup at Regina Semifinal Regina 4 Hamilton 2 --- AHL Playoffs Third Round Toronto 3 Lehigh Valley 1 (Marlies win series 4-0) Rockford 3 Texas 1 (Stars lead series 3-2) --- NBA Playoffs Third Round Cleveland 109 Boston 99 (S

CLEVELAND — LeBron James chose Boston as the place he'll play next. Game 7 is on. And any talk about James' future is on hold.

TORONTO — The frustration is mounting for Toronto FC. So are the losses. The injury-ravaged MLS champions, who led the league with a 20-5-9 record last season, dropped to 3-7-1 Friday after a 1-0 loss to FC Dallas.

PHILADELPHIA — Some positive self-talk on the mound helped Ryan Tepera close out a much-needed win for the Blue Jays.

REGINA — The Humboldt Broncos were honoured with a standing ovation before the Memorial Cup semifinal on Friday night.

CLEVELAND — Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will miss the remainder of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals after banging heads with Boston's Jayson Tatum.