National Sports

ONTARIO, Calif. — Ontario Reign forward Boko Imama says there is "no excuse" for the racial slur that was directed at him during a recent American Hockey League game.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have made Erik Godoy's loan permanent, acquiring the Argentine centre back from Club Atletico Colon. The 26-year-old made 28 starts in 29 league appearances for Vancouver last season while on loan.

NEW YORK — Larry Walker's Hall of Fame plaque in Cooperstown will have a Colorado Rockies cap, not a Montreal Expos hat.

HOUSTON — The Houston Dash have waived Canadian international defender Lindsay Agnew. The 24-year-old Agnew, who was born in Kingston, Ont.

More integration of women into this year's NHL's all-star weekend is another milestone for their game. The women kick off Friday's skills competition at Enterprise Centre in St. Louis with their own three-on-three tournament.

Mark McMorris is on the verge of Winter X Games history. Winning medals in slopestyle and big air Saturday in Aspen, Colo., would push the Canadian snowboarder past American star Shaun White's 18 for the most earned by one athlete.

Forge FC has sold star midfielder Tristan Borges, the leading scorer and MVP of the Canadian Premier League, to Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

Fergie Jenkins didn't expect he'd be holding on to his status as the lone Canadian in the National Baseball Hall of Fame for nearly three decades. So when Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker was voted into the prestigious shrine in Cooperstown, N.

TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack are thinking big on the eve of their debut season in the top-tier Betfred Super League. The transatlantic rugby league team is looking to play reigning World Cup champion Australia at Toronto's BMO Field in October.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed defensive lineman A.C. Leonard to a two-year contract extension through the 2021 season.