National Sports

TORONTO — Jason Bent and Dwayne De Rosario were fresh off representing Canada at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Malaysia when they went to Germany to play for FSV Zwickau in 1997. It proved to be an eye-opening, sometimes ugly experience.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have signed teenagers Keesean Ferdinand and Tomas Giraldo to homegrown player contracts. The 16-year-old Ferdinand, a defender, is the youngest player from the Impact academy to join the MLS team.

TORONTO — The Rogers Cup men's tennis tournament will not be played in 2020 because of the COVID-19 crisis. Tennis Canada said in a release issued Wednesday that the event's start date will be pushed back until Aug. 7, 2021.

TORONTO — The 2020 edition of the Canadian Championship will feature 11 clubs, down from 13 last year.

Canadian international Alphonso Davies keeps raising the bar. On Tuesday, the 19-year-old Bayern Munich fullback had a roller-coaster ride with more ups than downs.

BUFFALO, N.Y.

The Toronto Raptors are expected to hold workouts somewhere in Florida before the NBA season resumes, the Associated Press has learned.

CALGARY — Seven players from this year's gold medal-winning squad and the underage Canadian Hockey League rookie of the year highlight the roster for Canada's national junior team development camp next month.

Former Montreal Impact midfielder Harry Shipp has retired after seven MLS seasons to pursue an MBA at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. The 28-year-old retires as a Seattle Sounder.

Bo Levi Mitchell says he would've been ready for the start of the CFL season if it opened on time. The Calgary Stampeders' star quarterback underwent shoulder surgery in December.