National Sports

In the midst of March Madness , the NCAA is pushing for states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban prop bets on college athletes.

The family of Bob Murdoch says the two-time Stanley Cup champion suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a progressive and fatal disease associated with repeated traumatic brain injuries.

In facing Germany and the United States next month ahead of this summer's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Cindy Tye's young Canadian side will test itself against two of the most successful teams at this age group. Germany and the U.S.

It cost him a chance to play in the Grey Cup but Najee Murray is thankful the injury that ended his season happened when it did.

Travis Green had plenty of time to reflect. Fired as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks in December 2021 with the team in a tailspin, he stepped away from hockey awaiting his next chance. "I unplugged for a while," Green said this week.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it's closely monitoring an investigation of Toronto Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter.

Olympic bobsledder Cynthia Appiah is thousands of dollars in debt for her sled's runners and for travel to competition. Her Canadian teammate Melissa Lotholz recently sought free accommodation in a church while competing in Lake Placid, N.Y.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal signed midfielders Alessandro Biello and Matteo Schiavoni to their first professional contracts Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and constant companion of their new $700 million slugger, Shohei Ohtani.

LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has split with coach Goran Ivanisevic, ending their association that began in 2018 and included 12 Grand Slam titles for the Serbian tennis player.