National Sports

Canadian defender Moise Bombito, a junior defender at the University of New Hampshire, is one of eight players named to the Generation Adidas class ahead of Wednesday's MLS SuperDraft.

LONDON, Ont. — Police in London, Ont., say they have grounds to believe a woman was sexually assaulted by five players on Canada's 2018 junior men's hockey team.

WINNIPEG — Reid Carruthers' curling team and vice-skip Jason Gunnlaugson have split up. The Manitoba team called the separation "a mutual parting of the ways" and said a search was underway for a replacement in a Twitter post Monday.

Chris Bassitt's expectations for the 2023 Blue Jays are as high as those of the average Toronto fan. Bassitt and the Blue Jays announced that they had agreed to a US$63 million, three-year deal on Friday.

LONDON — Canadian David (Excalibur) Cameron, winning nine of the last 10 legs in a remarkable comeback, defeated England’s Ritchie (Madhouse) Edhouse in first-round play Monday at the Cazoo World Darts Championship.

Toronto FC, which tied a franchise record in conceding 66 goals last season, moved to bolster its defence Monday by signing free agent Matt Hedges to a two-year contract.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have signed offensive lineman Andrew Peirson of Kingston, Ont., to a two-year contract extension. The Gannon University product was eligible for free agency in February.

TORONTO — Mark Winokur, who has headed up the Toronto Arrows since their inception in 2017, has stepped down as the Major League Rugby's team's chief operating officer and general manager.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired Dryden Hunt from the Colorado Avalanche for fellow forward Denis Malgin, the club announced Monday.

LOHJA, Finland — Emily Deschenes skipped Canada to an undefeated record at the world junior B women's curling championship Monday and secured her team's spot in the 2023 world junior championship.