National Sports

Joe Spaziani always figured he'd become a football coach, but a return to his alma mater expedited the process. The 24-year-old Calgary native is in his first season as a graduate assistant on Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall's staff.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Walker Buehler pitched in the World Series like the Los Angeles Dodgers' aces of old. Think Sandy Koufax, Fernando Valenzuela and Orel Hershiser, all leaders of title runs.

Feeling hamstrung due to provincial COVID-19 restrictions that limit their ability to compete, the members of Team Matt Dunstone are considering moving out of Saskatchewan to try to salvage their season.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Defenceman Nathan Larose scored once and set up two more as the Cape Breton Eagles topped the Halifax Mooseheads 5-3 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

COLOGNE, Germany — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the semifinals of the Cologne Championship hardcourt tennis tournament.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames and Russian defenceman Nikita Nesterov have agreed to a one-year contract. The deal is worth US$700,000, the NHL club said Friday in a statement.

Lionel Sanders struck a blow for triathletes in the elite cycling ranks by breaking the Canadian hour record. The Ironman triathlete from Windsor, Ont., rode 51.

The NBA may be back before Christmas and fans could return to games at some point next season, if one plan considered by the league's board of governors becomes reality. The board is targeting a Dec.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact got some much-needed rest this week, but the time off wasn't particularly exciting for coach Thierry Henry. Asked what he did with his days off, Henry had a very short answer. "Nothing," he said on a video call Friday.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Aces have released loose forward Ellis Robson so he can rejoin the Warrington Wolves in Super League next season. The Aces, which announced his signing on Aug.