National Sports

TORONTO — Quarterback Ricky Ray's illustrious CFL career started from humble beginnings. Long before winning a record four Grey Cups, Ray worked as a delivery driver for Frito-Lay following his collegiate career at Sacramento State.

The Dallas Stars announced Tuesday that they have hired Peter DeBoer as their new coach, a month after he was fired by the Vegas Golden Knights.

VANCOUVER — Paul McCallum's voice caught in his throat as he recalled the moment he learned about his induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed head coach Jay Woodcroft to a three-year contract extension, rewarding him for leading the team to the NHL Western Conference final. The Oilers named Woodcroft as the team's interim head coach on Feb.

TORONTO — It's not a matter of if All Elite Wrestling is coming to Canada, it's a question of when.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Kristóf Milák set a world record in the men’s 200 butterfly at the swimming world championships on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Milák clocked 1 minute, 50.34 seconds to shave 0.

Alysha Newman was a few weeks removed from a devastating Tokyo Olympic performance when the severity of her concussion hit home. The specialist she'd visited at a California hospital was showing her pictures of animals.

BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Canada's Bianca Andreescu cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win over seventh seed Martina Trevisan in first-round action Tuesday at the Bad Homburg Open grass-court tennis tournament.

TORONTO — Calgary defensive back Titus Wall, Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes and Saskatchewan running back Jamal Morrow are the CFL's top players for Week 2 of the season.

Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse has been knocked out of the national track and field championships by COVID-19 just a month before the worlds.