National Sports

Canadian rider Riley Pickrell is turning pro with the Israel-Premier Tech team next year, making the move from the Premier Tech Academy.

TORONTO — As the Toronto Blue Jays prepared for a three-game interleague series in New York against the Mets this weekend their starting rotation did some additional research: looking for the best restaurants.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Rob Wilson's message to his Peterborough Petes squad in the second period was clear. "When it went 4-1 I said, 'If you don't allow another goal, we can win this.

VANCOUVER — In his first pre-season start for the B.C. Lions, Vernon Adams Jr. said he felt like time slowed down. He went 12 for 12 and led three touchdown drives as the B.C.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were facing some questions going into their first NBA Finals, and their answers came in resounding fashion. No, a week and a half off didn’t hurt them.

GUELPH, Ont. — Now comes the hard part for Bob Dyce. Quarterbacks Tyrie Adams and Dustin Crum both threw TD passes and ran for another to lead Ottawa to a 34-23 in CFL exhibition win over the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday night.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang made her professional debut Thursday on the LPGA Tour, a solid opening round in the Mizuho Americas Open.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Davis Riley opened with a 67 at the Memorial to finish atop the leaderboard after the opening round for the second straight year. And that's where the similarities end.

Canadian Fencing Federation executives were the latest sport leaders called on the carpet by a parliamentary committee to answer for its safe sport record, while the Canadian Olympic Committee's chief executive officer stated his support for a nation

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Minnesota United has waived Canadian international defender Doneil Henry. Minnesota acquired the 30-year-old from Brampton, Ont., in December on waivers.