National Sports

HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros are relentless at the plate and in the field. That's why they are so tough to beat in the playoffs.

No pain, no gain. "What a terrible phrase that we've used for many years to describe our athletes," Gordon Bloom says of the saying that's been thrown around the sports world since the 1980s — and sums up a lot of what's still wrong with sports.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo believes it’s possible for something good to come out of something bad.

EDMONTON — Mike Smith is ready for the NHL's regular season to start.

Jason Dickinson isn't exactly sure where the feeling comes from. The Vancouver Canucks centre has a burning desire — a need, really — to stand up for what he believes.

Two wealthy parents were convicted Friday of buying their kids' way into school as athletic recruits in the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embroiled prestigious universities across the country.

Rugby Canada has fleshed out details of its high-performance program review, which was triggered by complaints from the women's sevens team.

Canadians Christine Sinclair, Ashley Lawrence and Jessie Fleming are up for the Ballon d'Or, presented to the world's top soccer player.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Kim Clijsters hit another detour in her comeback to pro tennis, losing in three sets in her first-round match Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open.

MEXICO CITY — Four games into the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying and Canada is unbeaten, turning heads and raising expectations.