National Sports

OTTAWA — For 40-some minutes there was a whole lot of nothing going on. How quickly things change.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Two days around the Copperhead course has created very little stress for Canada's Adam Hadwin, with his game and between the ears. The 34-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C.

BELGRADE, Serbia — Gabriela DeBues-Stafford finished fourth in the women's 3,000 metres at the world athletics indoor championships Friday. The 26-year-old Toronto native just missed the podium in a time of eight minutes 42.

MEGÈVE, France — Canadian freestyle skier Mikaël Kingsbury claimed a 10th Crystal Globe in men's single moguls with a gold-medal performance at the World Cup finals in Megève, France on Friday. Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que., scored 86.

SARASOTA, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays belted seven doubles to batter the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 in their Grapefruit League opener on Friday.

Vancouver Whitecaps coach Vanni Sartini has no nerves about seeing some familiar faces across the field as his team heads to California this weekend. “It’s always fun to play against friends, to be honest.

OTTAWA — Once again the Ottawa Senators appear poised to be sellers at the NHL trade deadline. The Senators (21-34-5) are nowhere near playoff contention and are set to have their fifth straight losing record.

Toronto FC II has re-signed Canadian midfielders Themi Antonoglou, Antonio Carlini and Mehdi Essoussi, joining nine returning players already under contract.

God of Love remains on the Kentucky Derby Trail but trainer Mark Casse says the $1-million Queen's Plate is still very much on the three-year-old's radar.

Goaltender Eve Gascon continues to make history on the ice. The native of Laval, Que.