National Sports

JIM MORRIS — Coping with chaos will be important when Canada faces Jamaica on the road Friday night in the CONFACACAF Nations League quarterfinals, says interim coach Mauro Biello.

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic says he misses Cup competition from his days roaming benches in Europe.

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray is edging closer to a return from a hamstring injury and will join the Denver Nuggets on their upcoming five-game trip.

NAPLES, Fla. — The CPKC Women’s Open has won the LPGA Tour’s highest tournament honour for the second consecutive year. The event, hosted Aug.

HAMILTON — Even as he prepares to lead the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup, Kenny Lawler regrets spending last year with the Edmonton Elks.

Decorated para hockey player Billy Bridges is about to make his international debut in summer sport. Bridges will throw javelin and shot put in the Parapan American Games.

LONDON (AP) — The fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to unify all of the major heavyweight boxing titles will take place in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on Feb. 17, promoters announced Thursday.

LAVAL, Que. — The National Lacrosse League will host a regular-season game between the Toronto Rock and New York Riptide at Place Bell on Feb. 16, the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday.

Cary Kaplan knows Matt Petgrave — the person and the player. The defenceman's parents used to come to his games when he was still chasing a dream with the Brampton Beast in the third-tier ECHL for parts of four seasons.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics’ move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved Thursday by Major League Baseball team owners, cementing the sport’s first relocation since 2005.