National Sports

ANN ARBOR, Mich.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam began the unofficial start to the second half of the NBA season with some fresh legs.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Protective of their curl-life balance, Krista McCarville and her Northern Ontario team build their season around peaking for the national championship. The Fort William Curling Club foursome from Thunder Bay, Ont.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Canada's Milos Raonic advanced to the semifinals of the Delray Beach Open by downing American Steve Johnson 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Friday. Raonic, ranked No.

TORONTO — Jeff Keeping won't be seeking re-election next week as president of the CFL Players' Association. The union made the announcement Friday in a statement while Keeping informed the membership of his decision in a letter.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets are bringing centre Cody Eakin home. The Jets acquired the Winnipeg-born centre from the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2021.

TORONTO — The Canadian Premier League is dispensing with its spring and fall split-seasons, moving to a single-table format in 2020.

A veteran of nearly 130 career fights, Kyle Clifford can see a day when dropping the gloves in the NHL has serious repercussions beyond a five-minute penalty. Just not any time soon.

WARRINGTON, England — The Warrington Wolves needed two late penalties and a try Friday to stave off the Toronto Wolfpack for a hard-earned 32-22 win in Super League play.

MARSEILLE, France — Felix Auger-Aliassime is the last Canadian standing at the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament after preventing the country from going winless in three quarterfinal matches Friday. The No.