National Sports

REGINA — A COVID-19 outbreak among Saskatchewan Roughriders players has put the team's upcoming CFL showdown with the Toronto Argonauts in jeopardy.

TORONTO — The CFL suspended Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Duke Williams and Toronto Argonauts defensive lineman Eli Mencer both for one game Wednesday for separate incidents in their game last weekend.

They were born together, they grew up together and attend the same American university. Next week, Canadians Chase and Sydney Brown will make U.S. college football history together. The Browns, identical twins from London, Ont.

TORONTO — Young striker Jordan Perruzza is smiling a lot at Toronto FC these days. The 21-year-old from Woodbridge, Ont., is fluent in Italian and well-versed in Italian soccer, having moved there at 13 to join Empoli's youth setup.

Johnny Gaudreau says he was always open to staying with the Calgary Flames. The draw of being closer to family, however, became too strong.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were big winners on and off the field last season. Winnipeg capped the CFL's return in 2021 with a second straight Grey Cup title. On Wednesday, the community-owned club reported an overall operating profit of $2.

TORONTO — Seven-time Grand slam tennis champion Venus Williams has been given a wildcard entry into the main draw of the National Bank Open.

Golf Canada is moving to Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ont., to build a new home for Canadian golf.

STE-PERPETUE — When Canadian Hugo Houle crossed the finish line well ahead of the competition in Stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, some of the loudest cheers were undoubtedly coming from Ste-Perpétue, Que.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The All-Star Game showcased what baseball has become — home runs, strikeouts and offense-killing shifts. The National League didn’t have a hit between the first and eighth innings of Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss , its ninth in a row.