National Sports

LONDON (AP) — Oleksandr Usyk is giving up 19 pounds (9 kilograms) on world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for their fight on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Gordon drove in four runs and Michael Pineda won his third straight start as the Minnesota Twins beat Toronto 7-2 on Thursday night to bump the Blue Jays back in the AL wild-card race.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball for intentionally hitting Tampa Bay's Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch in the latest salvo in a spat between the two AL East competitor

CALGARY — Replacing the leadership and minutes of departed captain Mark Giordano is a burning issue at Calgary Flames training camp.

Valour FC's recent slide cost head coach GM and Rob Gale his job Thursday with former Vancouver Whitecaps assistant Phillip Dos Santos taking over The Winnipeg club stands fifth in the eight-team Canadian Premier League with a 7-9-2 record, just thre

Thatcher Demko took a long pause before answering. Not because he didn't know what to say — the Vancouver Canucks goalie just wanted to be sure he chose his words carefully when the topic pivoted. "I've gotta be careful with this one ...

Glenn Howard enjoyed the Olympic experience as a coach for Great Britain at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Now the Canadian curling legend hopes to get back to the Winter Games as a player.

SURREY, B.C. — Quarterback Michael Reilly says there's an infectious energy around the B.C. Lions these days. After three wins in a row, it's easy to see why.

TORONTO — Mother Nature forced Woodbine Racetrack to cancel its live racing card Thursday. Heavy overnight rain caused unfavourable track conditions, forcing Woodbine officials to cancel the card for safety reasons.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens say star goaltender Carey Price is among five players who failed their physicals due to injury and will likely miss the remainder of training camp. The Canadians said Thursday that Price is out with a knee injury.