National Sports

TORONTO — Canada's new WNBA franchise will be called the Toronto Tempo, a handle officially unveiled with some haste Thursday morning after it was leaked the previous day.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have named Ted Goveia as general manager, the CFL club announced Thursday.

TORONTO — Canada's new WNBA franchise will be called the Toronto Tempo, a handle officially unveiled with some haste Thursday morning after it was leaked the previous day.

The Canadian men's road back to the elite HSBC SVNS series lies through South Africa and Poland. World Rugby released the schedule for its second-tier HSBC Challenger Series on Thursday.

LAVAL, Que. — New York Sirens head coach Greg Fargo isn’t surprised, nor does he think anybody should be. Sarah Fillier is just that good.

LONDON, Ont. — Austin Elliott stopped all 23 shots he faced as the London Knights blanked the Owen Sound Attack 3-0 on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action.

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Jonathan Fauchon and Justin Carbonneau both scored in the shootout as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada edged the Sherbrooke Phoenix 2-1 on Wednesday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

TORONTO — Mitch Marner skated alongside Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby this summer in preparation for the season. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger will get a chance to do it for real in February.

LAVAL, Que. — Top draft pick Sarah Fillier scored twice for her first Professional Women’s Hockey League goals and assisted on the winner to lead the New York Sirens past the Montreal Victoire 4-1 on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored twice early in the third period to erase a 1-0 deficit as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday.