National Sports

Canadian auto racer Raphael Lessard has signed a part-time deal with GMS Racing for the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The contract will see the 19-year-old native of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Que.

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Frustration and disappointment were the prevailing emotions for Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley on Tuesday night.

Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the NHL, has died after battling a presumed case of COVID-19. Sasakamoose died Tuesday in Prince Albert, Sask. He was 86. Fred's son, Neil, announced his death in a video posted on Facebook.

TORONTO — The thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine Racetrack might end next month after all.

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has postponed seven games in its Maritimes Division this week following new COVID-19 restrictions in that region.

A tenured professor at McMaster University, Nick Bontis's school bio says he's recognized internationally as a "leading strategy and management guru.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Canadian junior Andrew Nembhard has had his transfer to Gonzaga approved by the NCAA and will be available for the No. 1 Bulldogs' season opener. Nembhard, a six-foot-five, 193-pound guard from Aurora, Ont., averaged 33 minutes, 11.

The pain of watching a season-ending goal careen into his net hasn't yet dulled for Montreal Impact goalkeeper Clement Diop.

Fred VanVleet did a pre-draft workout for one particular NBA team, who didn't know who he was when he showed up. He shot alone on a side basket with no coaches rebounding the ball. Nobody gave him a ride back to the airport.

Chase and Sydney Brown are again living their football dream. Growing up, the identical twins from London, Ont., often dreamt about playing U.S. college football together.