National Sports

LONDON — Canadian Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell never trailed but still had to hold off Serbian-Austrian Mensur (The Gentle) Suljovic to win his first-round match Thursday at the Paddy Power World Darts Championship. The tournament has a purse of 2.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have signed star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Thursday. Betts was eligible to become a free agent this February.

CHICAGO (AP) — Sammy Sosa appeared to acknowledge using performance enhancing drugs during a career in which he hit more than 600 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs said they were ready to welcome back their former star.

The Vancouver Whitecaps face a busy start to the 2025 season, visiting Costa Rica for a Feb. 20 CONCACAF Champions Cup game with Deportivo Saprissa before opening the MLS season three days later in Portland.

CALGARY — Valerie Salkeld remembers her then-boyfriend picking her up after work one cold day in January 1990 and heading over to Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary to watch people skating.

TORONTO — Lille forward Jonathan David, Nice defender Moïse Bombito and Celtic fullback Alistair Johnston are the men's finalists for Canada Soccer Player of the Year.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored 4:48 into overtime to lift the Utah Hockey Club to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Clayton Keller and Dylan Guenther scored for Utah in the third period to force overtime.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed American defensive back Kabion Ento to a two-year contract on Thursday, keeping him with the team through 2026.

OTTAWA — Centre Brayden Yager has been named captain of Canada's team for the upcoming world junior hockey championship.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Roses announced the signing of Canadian forward Tanya Boychuk on Thursday.