National Sports

TORONTO — Proposed law amendments to the game of rugby to reduce the COVID-19 transmission risk could improve the sport, according to top Canadian rugby officials.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks and amateur scouting director Judd Brackett are parting ways.

MANCHESTER, England — Liverpool might not win the English Premier League at Anfield after police included the leader’s key games among at least five it wants at neutral venues in a bid to prevent fans from gathering outside when the competition resum

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. — It was a productive day at the track for driver Trevor Henry and trainer Bob McIntosh. Henry, of Arthur, Ont., drove four horses trained by Hall of Famer McIntosh, of Leamington, Ont.

Brendan Gallagher knows the Montreal Canadiens have no business being anywhere near a playoff spot.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s shortened amateur draft will remain at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, for the first round on June 10.

MOSCOW — Fans will be allowed in the stadiums when the Russian soccer league restarts next month.

TORONTO — Angela Whyte and Lanni Marchant hoped to write victorious final chapters of their long track and field careers at the Tokyo Games this summer. Whyte, a three-time Olympian in hurdles, planned to compete in the heptathlon.

Just over a year after picking up the guitar for the first time, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins brought his instrument to spring training in Florida but didn't get a chance to play it.

BOSTON — Organizers cancelled the Boston Marathon on Thursday for the first time in its history, bowing to the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak and ending a 124-year run that had persisted through two World Wars, a volcanic