National Sports

The start of CFL free agency Tuesday gave general managers their first real chance to begin re-tooling their teams for the 2020 season.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Shun Yamaguchi is feeling like a rookie again as he begins his first spring training in the major leagues.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod has signed with the National Women's Soccer League's Orlando Pride. The 36-year-old from St. Albert, Alta.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League have decided to keep their team name despite concerns from some Inuit leaders. The club said consultations in the North provided no agreement on whether the name should be changed.

TORONTO — Andreas Johnsson is back in a crowded Toronto Maple Leafs sick bay. Head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Friday the 25-year-old winger requires surgery on his right knee and will be out of the lineup at least eight weeks.

Canada, continuing its search for FIFA ranking points to improve its World Cup qualifying road, will play Trinidad and Tobago twice on Vancouver Island during the March international window.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Ryan Borucki knows what it's like to have an elbow issue snowball into a bigger problem.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger is not likely to take the field anytime soon following his second surgery in less than a month.

Jay Bouwmeester had surgery Friday to insert a defibrillator to restore his heart's normal rhythm after the St. Louis Blues defenceman collapsed on the bench during a game in Anaheim this week.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts signed Canadian defensive back Arjen Colquhoun on Friday. The 27-year-old native of Windsor, Ont., had 16 tackles, two special-teams tackles and an interception in 10 games last season with Edmonton.