National Sports

TORONTO — Joey Votto has agreed to a non-roster invite with the Toronto Blue Jays, the former National League MVP said on social media.

SEATTLE (AP) — Veteran forward Jordan Eberle stayed put at the NHL trade deadline. He’ll be in Seattle a little longer. Eberle and the Kraken reached agreement on a $9.

NEW YORK — Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake McCabe and Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane were among the players issued fines by the NHL on Friday.

Longtime administrators Christine O’Connor and Leeta Sokalski have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame, the first women to be added to the builders section. O'Connor and Sokalski helped grow the game in Manitoba and B.C., respectively.

SANYA, China (AP) — Narin An shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to join Sarah Schmeizel in the lead after the second round of the Blue Bay LPGA on China's southern island of Hainan.

REGINA — The 2025 men's world curling championship will be played in Moose Jaw, Sask. The city west of Regina will host the men's championship for the first time after the 1983 women's world championship was played there.

PARIS (AP) — The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics along the river Seine will be held during sunset, organizers said Friday.

The Carolina Hurricanes made another big move on NHL trade deadline day by acquiring center Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Washington Capitals, according to a person familiar with the move.

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury captured his 88th World Cup title with an individual moguls victory on Friday, but fell short of securing his 25th career Crystal Globe. Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Canada's Milos Raonic pulled out a 6-3, 6-3 first-round win over India's Sumit Nagal on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open. The Thornhill, Ont., native fired nine aces and won 76.5 per cent of his first-serve points.