National Sports

It's getting down to the short strokes for selecting the Canadian women's Olympic soccer team. With just 18 places available, plus four alternates, it's a particularly tough nut to crack.

TORONTO — A year late, and thousands of kilometres from home, but Canada's men's basketball team will finally gather for their final push to the Tokyo Olympics.

RIMINI, Italy — The Canadian women's volleyball team fell to 0-3 at the 2021 Nations League after losing 3-1 (25-17, 26-24, 28-30, 25-16) to the Dominican Republic on Thursday. For the third match in a row Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C.

OTTAWA — Canada's deputy chief public health officer says the country's Olympians can be "great role models" by getting vaccinated before the Tokyo Games. Dr.

NEW YORK (AP) — The late Rush Limbaugh's radio syndicators said Thursday they will team personalities Clay Travis and Buck Sexton for a new show in Limbaugh's old time slot.

PHILADELPHIA — Canada's Catherine Raiche has become the highest-ranking woman in personnel in NFL history after receiving a promotion from the Philadelphia Eagles. Raiche was named vice president of football operations by the Eagles on Thursday.

DALLAS — An American auction company says it has shattered its own record on the sale of a Wayne Gretzky rookie card. Heritage Auctions says it has sold a 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card to an anonymous buyer for US$3.75 million.

Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon will be looking for his first UFC win when he takes on Brazil's Francisco Figueiredo on a Fight Night card July 17 in Las Vegas.

MONTREAL — Athletics Canada says it has approval from provincial and municipal health authorities to stage the Olympic and Paralympic Trials next month at Montreal's Claude Robillard Sports Complex.

NEW YORK — The Toronto Blue Jays selected pitcher Alek Manoah to the active roster ahead of his start against the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon. Manoah, a six-foot-six 260-pound right-hander, is one of the team's top prospects.