National Sports

BOSTON — “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband are contesting expanded charges against them in the college admissions bribery scandal.

With the New Orleans Pelicans lineup decimated by injuries, Nickeil Alexander-Walker has gone from rookie prospect learning the ropes in the NBA to potent three-point threat off the bench.

TORONTO — Nick Nurse is thankful now that he had a high school basketball coach who preached shooting ad nauseam. "We had lots of form shooting. It used to drive us bonkers," said Nurse, who attended Kuemper Catholic in Carroll, Iowa.

Longtime sportswriter Terry Jones left no stone unturned in his deep dive on Alberta curling.

TORONTO — The NHL is renaming its award for the season's top general manager to the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award. The name change was unanimously approved today by league general managers at their annual November meeting.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Garnet Hathaway was ejected for spitting on an opponent and now the Washington Capitals winger may have to swallow more punishment from the NHL.

TORONTO — The term 'midget' will be dropped along with other traditional age group names across Hockey Canada programs in a change that's being applauded by members of the little people community.

Don Cherry says Sportsnet "made it impossible" for him to address a controversy that eventually led to his firing last week.

CALGARY — The commissioner of the Canadian Football League says his organization still has a lot of work to do in stopping gender-based violence.

Canadian skipper Tyler Ardron will captain the famed Barbarians against Brazil in Sao Paulo on Wednesday. The Barbarians, an invitational all-star side known for its free-flowing style of rugby, date back to 1890.