National Sports

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed American wide receiver Cole Spieker to a contract extension through 2026 on Tuesday. The six-foot-two, 215-pound Spieker has caught 49 passes for 710 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games this season.

TORONTO — Teresa Resch likes to put her time and energy into organizations that go beyond the surface level.

LANG, SASK. — Carla Beck steps out of her SUV with her two dogs and starts walking beside a lake near her hometown, the spot where she learned to feed cows, swing a bat and not keep her mouth shut.

SHELLBROOK, Sask. — Scott Moe is the conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot so hard, it was lights out — literally.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.

VANCOUVER — With four games left in their regular-season campaign, Vanni Sartini is challenging his Vancouver Whitecaps to adjust their mindset. The club clinched its post-season spot last weekend.

CALGARY — Calgary Flames rookie Samuel Honzek continued his scoring tear on Monday with a brilliant short-handed effort.

EDMONTON — It may have been a victory, but the Edmonton Oilers feel they are still very much a work in progress.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors begin their pre-season training camp on Tuesday in Montreal. Here are five things to know about what the Raptors' pre-season will look like.

BROSSARD, Que. — Patrik Laine arrived in a hockey-mad market eager for a fresh start. That made the Finnish sharpshooter's worrying pre-season exit even harder to swallow for Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis. "The No.