National Sports

It only took a single text message for the sewing team at Brian's Custom Sports to join the fight against the spread of COVID-19.

DENVER — A second player on the Colorado Avalanche has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Saturday afternoon.

Longtime Ottawa Senators broadcaster Gord Wilson has tested positive for COVID-19. Wilson's status was confirmed on Friday by his wife, Patricia Boal, on an Ottawa newscast.

NEW YORK — Players agreed to a deal with Major League Baseball that would preserve service time in the event this season is cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but left open details of what a reconfigured schedule would look like.

Anyone who scoffs at all these drastic measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, who wonders if it's really necessary to shut down sports around the world, needs a primer on the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals.

A list of Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19: OLYMPICS — 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics postponed until 2021.

For those who have already booked their berths in the Tokyo Games, the International Olympic Committee's confirmation that athletes who have qualified remain qualified provides some clarity for them.

Connor McDavid grew up idolizing Sidney Crosby. On at least one issue, he's at odds with his childhood hero.

Co-owner Steve Nash led a live workout on Instagram. Staffers are calling friends and family as well as season ticket-holders to check up on them. The Vancouver Whitecaps are staying busy — and in touch with their community.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Clarkson forward Elizabeth Giguere of Quebec City has been awarded the Patty Kazmaier Award that goes to the top player in NCAA Division I women's hockey. Giguere, Wisconsin forward Abby Roque of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.