National Sports

GENEVA — Canada is set to be upgraded to bronze in figure skating's team event after Russia's Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday, almost two years after the teenager's doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games.

NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. headlines 18 players scheduled for salary arbitration hearings that start Tuesday and run through Feb. 16 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Guerrero has asked for $19.9 million and been offered $18.

TORONTO — Boston centre Alina Muller, Ottawa centre Brianne Jenner and Toronto right-wing Natalie Spooner have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League's three stars of the week. Muller had two goals and two assists in two games last week.

TORONTO — Former Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams, who won 910 games over a dozen seasons with Toronto, Boston and Houston, has died. He was 80.

After securing a provincial title with a three-man lineup, the members of Team Glenn Howard will be Regina-bound in about a month to play in the Montana's Brier.

TORONTO — Tennis Canada's mission to get a racket into the hands of more recreational players is working. A new study commissioned by Tennis Canada and released on Monday shows that the sport has nearly reached pre-pandemic levels of participation.

Time has done little to erase Theo Benedet's disappointment. On Nov. 25, the towering University of British Columbia tackle capped a decorated college football career playing in the Vanier Cup.

REGINA — Anthony Lanier II will be returning for a fourth season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. According to a league source, the six-foot-six, 285-pound defensive lineman signed a one-year contract extension with the CFL club Monday.

CALGARY — Team captain Marie-Philip Poulin and defender Ella Shelton are among the players looking to build on strong seasons in the Professional Women's Hockey League when the Rivalry Series between Canada and the United States resumes next month.

HAMILTON — Forge FC has re-signed key veteran Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson. The 27-year-old Swede has been ever-present for the Hamilton-based side, making a club-leading 147 appearances over five seasons from 2019 to 2023.