National Sports

When Amelia Cline was 12 years old, she alleges her coach Vladimir Lashin stretched her leg to the point that her hamstring muscle tore away from the bone.

TORONTO — Michael Bunting had one thought when Jason Spezza stepped to the first-intermission floor. Listen up.

Golf may be an individual sport, but Salimah Mussani believes that collaboration will take Canada's golfers to the next level. Mussani was named the head coach of Golf Canada's women's team last Friday and the Burlington, Ont.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions signed seven players they selected in the 2022 CFL draft in time for the start of rookie camp Wednesday. Saskatchewan defensive lineman Nathan Cherry, who B.C. took third overall, topped the club's draft class.

EDMONTON — Time is running out for the Oilers. Another slow start led to another loss Tuesday and now Edmonton is must-win territory, down 3-2 to the Los Angeles Kings in their first-round playoff series. “It's disappointing.

After serving as fifth at last month's world championship, E.J. Harnden has joined Team Brad Gushue on a full-time basis. Harnden fills the vacancy created by Brett Gallant's departure to join a new-look Team Brendan Bottcher next season.

Toronto FC wingback Jacob Shaffelburg is going home. Thanks to HFX Wanderers' 2-0 win Tuesday at Guelph United, the Halifax-based CPL team will host Toronto FC and Shaffelburg, a native of Port Williams, N.S.

NEW YORK — Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse will miss Game 6 of Edmonton's first-round playoff series with Los Angeles after the NHL suspended him one game for head-butting Kings forward Phillip Danault.

ROME — Bianca Andreescu advanced to the third round of the Italian Open tennis tournament on Wednesday while fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez lost her second-round match.

Toronto Maple Leafs left-winger Michael Bunting is one of the finalists of the Calder Trophy.