National Sports

TORONTO — Professional athletes are often creatures of habit, and that's helping Jamal Campbell deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Toronto Argonauts' burly offensive lineman remains unsure exactly when he'll be allowed to resume playing football.

Jae Park gave up on having a home theatre in his basement years ago. The lower level of his Winnipeg home is filled with treadmills, bikes, a rowing machine and taekwondo sparring mats.

MUNICH — Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says his message to young players is "just be themselves.

TOKYO — The medical community in Japan is moving toward a consensus that holding next year's Tokyo Olympics may hinge on finding a coronavirus vaccine.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks fired team president John McDonough on Monday, cutting ties with a key figure in the most successful decade in team history and raising questions about the direction of one of the NHL's marquee franchises.

MIAMI — The NBA has pushed back the possible reopening date of some team practice facilities for at least a week until May 8 at the earliest, saying Monday the extra time was needed in part to make sure player training options would be safe and contr

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps had sold more than 65,000 face masks as of 5 p.m. ET Monday with all net proceeds going to help the financially troubled Vancouver Aquarium.

A showman and all-star with the Milwaukee Wave, Canadian Ian Bennett is a marquee goal-scorer in the Major Arena Soccer League. Still, the 36-year-old Hamilton native flies under the radar north of the border. "I try to stay humble.

The NBA 2K League's third season, whose original March 24 tipoff was delayed by the global pandemic, will start May 5.

MONTREAL — A Quebec-born Super Bowl champion is making the move from the offensive line to the medical front line.