National Sports

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The Colorado Rapids acquired Canadian international midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye in a million-dollar deal with Los Angeles FC on Tuesday.

The Vancouver Canucks have placed goalie Braden Holtby on waivers ahead of a buyout. The 31-year-old netminder came to Vancouver in free agency last year, signing a two-year deal with an average annual value of US$4.3 million.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have locked up one of their latest acquisitions, signing forward Conor Garland to a five-year contract. The club says the deal comes with an average annual value of US$4.95 million.

Canadian women continued their winning ways at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday as Maude Charron's weightlifting gold capped off a four-medal day for Canada's athletes. Charron, from Rimouski, Que.

TOKYO — Simone Biles came into the Olympics as perhaps the biggest star of the Games. Naomi Osaka was such a big headline act that she was given the honor to light the Olympic flame in her native country.

TOKYO — Weightlifter Maude Charron has won Canada's second gold medal at the Tokyo Games. Charron, from Rimouski, Que.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's capital, Tokyo, reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began.

TOKYO — Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard has won Canada's second judo medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a bronze in the women's under-63-kilogram competition. The judoka from St-Hubert, Que.

Bianca Andreescu got so used to winning in 2019 she almost forgot what it felt like to lose.

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Recently retired U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming has died. He was 77 years old. Enzi died peacefully Monday surrounded by family and friends, former Enzi spokesman Max D’Onofrio said.