National Sports

NEW YORK — Ezekiel Elliott felt a "burst of adrenalin" surge through the Dallas Cowboys locker room after a court freed him to play Sunday rather than begin a six-game suspension. He also blasted the claims against him, saying: "I'm not an abuser.

OTTAWA — With the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics a few weeks away, Patrick Chan is withdrawing from the NHK Trophy figure skating competition to focus on training.

Toronto FC's playoff road has taken an ugly turn with Major League Soccer investigating allegations of fan abuse towards Toronto star forward Jozy Altidore in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal at Red Bull Arena.

Caroline Wozniacki is engaged again and showing off her new ring. The Danish tennis player says on Twitter that she accepted a marriage proposal from David Lee, who recently played for the San Antonio Spurs.

ORLEANS, Ont. — The Canadian women's curling championship will return to Nova Scotia in 2019, its first appearance in the province in over 25 years. Sydney, N.S., was named Scotties Tournament of Hearts host on Friday by Curling Canada.

BEIJING — Canada's Gabrielle Daleman was in first place after Friday's women's short program at the Cup of China, the third event of the International Skating Union's Grand Prix series.

TORONTO — The road back to tennis prominence will not be a glamorous one for Rebecca Marino and she's just fine with that.

TORONTO — Cineplex has scored a deal to bring "Sunday Night Football" and the Super Bowl to its movie theatres. The company said Friday that a three-year sponsorship agreement with the National Football League will begin Nov.

CALGARY — Canadian women's soccer coach John Herdman has been awarded the Jack Donohue Coach of the Year Award by the Coaching Association of Canada.

PARIS — IOC member Frankie Fredericks was handed preliminary charges on Friday in a French investigation into vote-buying around the decision to award the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro.