National Sports

Hamilton has been blessed with sunshine and mild weather in the buildup to Sunday's Grey Cup, save for Friday which came with clouds and coolish temperatures.

STOCKHOLM — Going to Sweden for the NHL Global Series was going to be special for Anton Forsberg regardless of the outcome, but being named player of the game after making 24 saves in a 2-1 shootout win Saturday over the Minnesota Wild made it a once

HAMILTON — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are determined to give linebacker Adam Bighill and receiver Dalton Schoen every possible chance to play in the Grey Cup.

HAMILTON — Brady Oliveira will be a key figure Sunday. The five-foot-10, 222-pound running back ran for a league-best 1,534 yards in capturing the CFL's top Canadian award.

HAMILTON — The Montreal Alouettes go into the 110th Grey Cup on a seven-game win streak, having dispatching league-leading Toronto in convincing fashion in the East final.

HAMILTON — Willie Jefferson believes that he and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' defensive front can win the Grey Cup in the game's first quarter.

Tiger Woods showed he could walk four days while caddying for his son. Now he has decided he is fit enough to try to play. Woods announced on social media Saturday he will be playing in the Hero World Challenge, which starts Nov.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins say Milan Lucic is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team after he was involved in an undisclosed incident Friday night.

LAGHI CIME BIANCHE, Italy (AP) — Strong winds forced the cancellation of a women's World Cup downhill on the Matterhorn mountain Saturday, a week after two men's races on the same course were wiped out because of snowfalls and gusts.

BEIJING — Canada won three medals at the speedskating World Cup stop in Beijing on Saturday. In the women’s mass start, Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin won silver and Valérie Maltais of La Baie, Que., took bronze.