National Sports

When Shaedon Sharpe arrived on campus at the University of Kentucky, he received an uncommonly quiet welcome compared to most top basketball recruits.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have signed star wide receiver Bryan Burnham to a contract extension. The 31-year-old has been a CFL all-star in each of his last four seasons.

EDMONTON — Evander Kane knows signing with the Edmonton Oilers won't be a move universally loved by the team’s fans. Edmonton will be his fifth NHL city, and the Oilers the fourth franchise, for which the 30-year-old has played.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Andrew has given up his honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Canadian women's goalkeeper coach Mike Norris has joined the NWSL's Portland Thorns as an assistant coach. Norris will be working with head coach Rhian Wilkinson, a former Canadian international.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Skip Tracy Fleury will sit out the start of the Canadian women's curling championship in COVID-19 protocol.

Five members of Team Canada's delegation in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics are currently in COVID-19 protocol, the Canadian Olympic Committee said Friday.

BUDVA, Montenegro (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic received honors at a small Adriatic Sea resort in Montenegro on Friday even as doubts re-emerged about the positive COVID-19 test he used to try to compete in the Australian Open.

EDMONTON — The tide appears to be turning for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.

WINNIPEG — Bruce Boudreau had two big reasons to be happy after the Vancouver Canucks snapped a three-game winless skid with a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. The Vancouver coach was glad to see J.T.