National Sports

TORONTO — Schools from across the Greater Toronto Area had sent their girls' basketball teams to MLSE Launchpad for a mini-tournament and then some fun exercises and drills. And a special surprise visit from the Toronto Raptors.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos told Russell Wilson on Monday that they're going to release him next week, just 18 months after signing the Super Bowl-winning quarterback to a five-year, $242 million contract extension.

He's a two-time Grey Cup champion, but Cody Fajardo enters the 2024 season once again with something to prove. The veteran quarterback led an upstart Montreal Alouettes franchise to a stunning Grey Cup title last season.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and had an RBI single as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 in spring training action Monday.

WASHINGTON — Longtime Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov is expected to report to the Hershey Bears after clearing waivers , the American Hockey League-leading team said Monday.

Josh Donaldson says he’s retiring after a 13-year career in which he was voted the 2015 AL MVP and was selected to three All-Star Games.

NEW YORK — Defenceman swept the latest NHL player of the week awards, with Nashville's Roman Josi, Florida's Brandon Montour and Winnipeg's Josh Morrissey earning honours.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators don’t appear likely to be sellers at the NHL trade deadline, and they took an important step toward at least standing pat in their playoff pursuit by extending pending free agent forward Tommy Novak.

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have converted the contract of Canadian guard A.J. Lawson from a two-way to a standard NBA deal. The move makes Lawson, from Brampton, Ont., eligible to play for Dallas in the post-season.

One-quarter of respondents polled last year felt that racism and discrimination were problems in community sports in the country, according to a survey published Monday by Statistics Canada.