National Sports

TORONTO — Commissioner Randy Ambrosie was scheduled to spend much of Thursday speaking with federal and provincial politicians about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the CFL.

After months of pain, Erin McLeod is just grateful these days that taking her dogs for a walk doesn't hurt any more. Playing soccer is a bonus.

TORONTO — TSN says anchor Kayla Grey has the network's full support, and it regrets issuing an "unclear" statement last week after a user on social media engaged in what the network calls "reprehensible attacks on her character.

CALGARY — Get Smart and Stevie Knicks are lounging in the penthouse pasture. Blackstone After Party is having sex. Rodeo announcers constantly refer to bucking stock as athletes and point out their performance accounts for half a rider's total score.

MADRID — International viewership for Spanish soccer games increased by nearly 50% after they returned from the break caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the league said Thursday.

PARIS — As Usain Bolt set the world ablaze, making athletics the hottest ticket at the Olympic Games, the sport was also being eaten from within.

TORONTO — Raptors Uprising GC, unbeaten in regular-season play, kept rolling Wednesday by thumping Blazer5 Gaming and Lakers Gaming in the NBA 2K League's Tipoff esports tournament.

MANCHESTER, England — Players kneeled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of the coronavirus were remembered as the Premier League made a sombre return on Wednesday from a 100-day shutdown that deprived England of its national s

NEW YORK — After days of angry exchanges over money between Major League Baseball and the players' association, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred started to doubt whether there would be a 2020 season and said as much on national television.

TORONTO — Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she supports the United States Tennis Association's decision to hold this year's U.S. Open this summer despite concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.