National Sports

MONTREAL — Vernon Adams may be the starting quarterback when the Montreal Alouettes face the Edmonton Eskimos, but he knows he's only keeping the seat warm for Johnny Football.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Dustin Johnson pulled on the Edmonton Oilers jersey with "Gretzky 99" on the back, lined up his shot, and drove over the water and on to the green at No. 7 on Glen Abbey Golf Course.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Watching World No. 1 Dustin Johnson at the RBC Canadian Open is a given, but with an early tee time he won't be on the course Thursday afternoon when the second wave of the first round begins its circuit of Glen Abbey Golf Course.

HALIFAX — Dave Innes was a strapping 18-year-old gunner with the Canadian Airborne Regiment when he broke his back in five places. Training for a deployment to war-torn Bosnia in April 1990, the young paratrooper from North Bay, Ont.

MINSK, Belarus — Canada was eliminated from medal contention at the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup after a 72-50 loss to Spain in the round of 16 on Wednesday.

In many ways, Alphonso Davies was a win for Canada soccer before news of an MLS-record transfer to one of the world's top clubs.

MONTREAL — When Baseball's Hall Of Fame comes calling for Vladimir Guerrero on Sunday, his good friend Dino Ebel will be rooting for him from some 4,400 kilometres away.

Former Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan says he doesn't feel like he was treated with the respect he deserved by president Masai Ujiri when he was dealt to the San Antonio Spurs last week in the trade that brought Kawhi Leonard to Toronto.

TORONTO — Running backs James Wilder Jr. and Dexter McCluster both left the Toronto Argonauts practice Wednesday with injuries. Both appeared to suffer leg injuries and the was no immediate word from the Argos regarding their conditions.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Jake Virtanen to a two-year deal with an average annual value of US$1.25 million. The 21-year-old from New Westminster, B.C.