National Sports

CALGARY — Canada's world champions in beach volleyball are amping up preparations for the Summer Olympics coming over the horizon. The COVID-19 pandemic kept Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Mads Sogaard to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old recently completed his first full professional season with the Esbjerg Energy of Denmark’s top-tier hockey league.

TORONTO — The 2021 Memorial Cup has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Canadian Jevon Holland's decision to bet on himself is about to pay huge dividends. The six-foot, 207-pound junior safety from Coquitlam, B.C., opted out of the 2020 season at Oregon to prepare for the 2021 NFL draft.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's top doctor says plans are in place to stage the women's world hockey championship in the province next month with limited spectators.

MONACO — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Monte Carlo Masters after losing 7-6 (3), 6-1 to No. 16 seed Cristian Garin of Chile in the first round.

HAMILTON — Marv Levy has joined a very limited fraternity.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Kyle Higashioka is not Gerrit Cole's personal catcher but they will be paired together a lot.

MONTREAL — Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell took the blame for Toronto's 4-2 loss to Montreal on Monday night. There was plenty of it to go around.

OTTAWA — Brady Tkachuk said he might start a bet to see how long Senators teammate Connor Brown could extend his franchise-record goal-scoring streak.