National Sports

CHARLOTTETOWN — Appeals have been launched by five minor hockey players in Prince Edward Island facing 25-game suspensions for allegedly hurling racial slurs toward a Black Nova Scotia goalie.

BEIJING — Canadian skier Frédérique Turgeon has withdrawn from the Beijing Paralympics due to an injury. The three-time world medallist from Candiac, Que.

The Beijing Paralympics opened with an impassioned plea for peace with war raging in Ukraine, and an almost audible sigh of relief two years into the COVID-19 pandemic.

HAMAR, Norway — Canada's Laurent Dubreuil has tested positive for COVID-19 at the world speedskating championships, sinking his chance at claiming the men's sprint title.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL's $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout formula, u

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Edmonton Stingers made history with a victory in their Basketball Champions League Americas debut in December.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Shane Warne, who was considered to be the greatest bowler in cricket history and helped Australia win the World Cup in 1999, has died. He was 52.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts announced the return of Jim Barker to the club's front office and promotions of Vince Magri and Alex Russell on Friday. Barker was named Toronto's senior adviser.

KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Cameron Alexander ended an eight-year Canadian wait for a men's World Cup downhill win on Friday, sharing victory with Swiss rival Niels Hintermann after the pair upset the top contenders for the season title.

VANCOUVER — Heading into the second week of the Major League Soccer season, the Vancouver Whitecaps are already looking for a big bounce back performance.