National Sports

ST. MARYS, Ont. — The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is posting its 2020 induction ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

SOUTHAMPTON, England — Southampton became the first Premier League club to announce an agreement with players to defer part of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury indicted the 38-year-old Hamilton on Monday.

It makes little difference to Alexis Lafreniere when, where or how he’ll learn about being selected in the NHL draft.

D.J. Smith noticed something when his Ottawa Senators arrived in northern California last month. There weren't many people around. "At that point, no one knew what we know now," the team's rookie head coach recalled Wednesday.

Josh Morrissey figures he has more close friends on the Edmonton Oilers than any other rival NHL team.

NEW YORK — Alexis Lafreniere remained the top North American skater as the NHL released its final rankings for the 2020 draft Wednesday.

After leading Samoa and Canada to rare tournament wins on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, coach Damian McGrath now faces the challenge of getting Germany's part-time players promoted to the top-tier sevens circuit.

BERN, Switzerland — Veteran Swiss women's hockey goaltender Florence Schelling has been named general manager of one of the top men's teams in her home country. SC Bern announced Wednesday the 31-year-old will take over as GM later this month.

A list of Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19: OLYMPICS — 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics postponed until 2021.