National Sports

PHILADELPHIA — The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association that includes national team players from Canada and the United States opens its season Oct. 14.

The countdown to the World Cup in Qatar is ticking. And at the same time, pressure is building on Canada Soccer to seal a compensation deal with the men's national team.

TORONTO — Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlines Canada's men's basketball roster for the next World Cup qualifying window. Canada plays Argentina on Aug. 25 in Victoria and then travels to Panama for a game on Aug. 29.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns following accusations of se

EDMONTON — Running back James Wilder Jr. of the Edmonton Elks says his 2022 CFL season is over. Wilder Jr. wrote on his Instagram account that he's been told his '22 campaign is done and the only way he can resume playing is to undergo surgery.

VANCOUVER — Ryan Gaud kept thinking about the goal he didn’t score.

EDMONTON — Canada's Logan Stankoven is used to putting pucks in the back of the net, but scoring hasn't come easily at the world junior hockey championship.

VANCOUVER — It's difficult to talk about the Vancouver tennis scene without the names of Rebecca Marino and Vasek Pospisil popping up.

ALAJUELA, Costa Rica — Having dropped the first two games of round-robin play in the Under-20 Women's World Cup, Team Canada found itself playing only for pride Wednesday against the best team of Group C in undefeated Nigeria.

TORONTO — Despite picking up one point and extending its unbeaten streak to five games, the general feeling around Toronto FC players and coaches was that of disappointment.