National Sports

TORONTO — For the second straight year, trainer Kevin Attard will attempt to register the Woodbine Oaks-Queen's Plate double. Attard said Tuesday the plan remains for filly Moira to run in the $1-million Queen's Plate on Aug.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to a one-year major-league contract. The 32-year-old was released by Boston on Thursday. He has a .

TORONTO — The Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation has launched a sports-betting app that offers both online and in-store wagering options.

HALIFAX — A junior hockey league on the East Coast wants to create new opportunities for women by hiring up to 10 of them as assistant coaches and scouts for the upcoming season.

CALGARY — Toronto lawyer Andrea Skinner has been appointed interim chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors. Skinner is the first woman to hold the position in the organization's history.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — BetMGM has become one of the NFL's official sportsbook partners in Canada . The sports-betting and iGaming operator announced a multi-year partnership extension with the NFL on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Canada's Rebecca Marino lost 6-3, 6-7 (5), 4-6 to China's Zheng Qinwen in the opening round of the National Bank Open on Tuesday.

CALGARY — Meaghan Mikkelson wasn't done playing hockey. After three Olympic Games and two gold medals, the 37-year-old defender could have moved on from the Canadian women's team with her head held high.

MONTREAL — There's a blank space in the nationality column beside Daniil Medvedev's name on the drawsheet at the National Bank Open. The Russian flag is also missing from the Moscow native's bio on the ATP Tour website.

Kia Nurse and Karina LeBlanc are among a star-studded group of Canadian women tasked with helping determine the course for professional women's sport in Canada.