National Sports

TORONTO — The Brampton Beast of the ECHL have folded, citing the global pandemic. The pro hockey team started in 2013 in the Central Hockey League, helping fill the void after the Ontario Hockey League's Brampton Battalion moved to North Bay.

TORONTO — Commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the CFL remains committed to returning in 2021, but is leaving the door wide open regarding exactly how that will look. The CFL didn't play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz helped steer the Philadelphia Eagles to the franchise’s only Super Bowl title and later received the richest contract in team history. He’s already gone before that deal even kicked in.

The Toronto Blue Jays are once again planning to play some home games south of the border. When — or if — they can return to Rogers Centre this season remains up in the air.

SCHLADMING, Austria — Canada's Eliot Grondin finished fourth in a World Cup snowboard cross event on Thursday. The 19-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que.

Canada's Bianca Andreescu is out of the Phillip Island Trophy after a semifinal loss. The No. 2 seed from Mississauga, Ont., dropped a 6-7 (9), 6-2, 7-5 decision to No. 13 seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on Friday.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — After going her entire career without a major championship title, Lara Gut-Behrami added a second gold medal to her burgeoning collection from this year's skiing world championships.

Woodbine Entertainment says all slots for the 2021 Mohawk Million have been sold. The $1-million race for two-year-old trotters is slated for Sept. 25 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont. The deadline to purchase one of nine slots Monday.

EDMONTON — Oilers captain Connor McDavid joined an elite club Wednesday night, recording his 500th NHL point. Edmonton's star centre was quick to minimize the feat, however. “It’s a little milestone, I guess.

CALGARY — The Vancouver Canucks chased former goaltender Jacob Markstrom from the Calgary Flames net in a 5-1 win Wednesday. Brock Boeser had a goal and two assists for Vancouver (8-11-1), with Bo Horvat and J.