National Sports

For years, Jason Billingsley and his wife have attended the Bills home opener at Highmark Stadium, flying from Vancouver to Hamilton and then driving on to Buffalo, N.Y.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Evgeny Svechnikov on a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday. The deal carries an average annual of US$750,000 in the NHL.

Veteran Canadian Hugo Houle will ride for Israel Start-Up Nation next year. The 31-year-old from Sainte-Perpetue, Que., joins fellow Canadians Michael Woods, Alex Cataford, Guillaume Boivin and James Piccoli in the ISN stable of riders.

EDMONTON — Forward Colton Sceviour signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. The deal has an average annual value of $750,000.

TORONTO — Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris, Toronto linebacker Dexter McCoil Sr., and Calgary running back Ka’Deem Carey have been named the CFL's top performers for Week 10.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors continued to pare down their roster Wednesday, waiving forwards Freddie Gillespie and Reggie Perry.

CALGARY — A significant change in leadership under new-ish head coach Darryl Sutter make the Calgary Flames a team in transition heading into the 2021-22 season.

Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion has officially declared the rebuild over in the nation’s capital. Now the question remains whether or not the pieces he put in place are ready to take the next step.

TORONTO — The puck will drop on a new NHL season tonight for most of Canada's teams — although fans may notice some differences from previous years.

Tuesday's Games MLB Playoffs American League Division Series Houston 10 Chicago 1 (Houston wins series 3-1) National League Division Series Atlanta 5 Milwaukee 4 (Atlanta wins series 3-1) Los Angeles San Francisco 2 (Series tied 2-2) --- NHL Pittsbur