National Sports

Jordan Williams isn't allowing the COVID-19 pandemic to dampen his enthusiasm of starting his pro football career with the B.C. Lions. The six-foot, 232-pound linebacker was the first player taken in last month's CFL draft.

Marv Luster, who was a six-time CFL all-star with the Toronto Argonauts and won a Grey Cup with the Montreal Alouettes, has died. He was 82 years old. The Argonauts confirmed Luster's passing Monday.

It's been 80 days since the Vancouver Whitecaps last saw action, so goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau can be forgiven for dreaming about soccer. But for the 26-year-old Canadian international from Candiac, Que.

TORONTO — Andrew Brooks could write a travelogue that would make a jet-setting socialite jealous. Paris, Tokyo, New York, Sydney and Monaco — twice — are just some of the desirable locations Brooks has visited over the last two years.

TORONTO — The NHL hopes to have players back in team facilities soon — with plenty of precautions.

Stewart Friesen expects that he's going to be by himself almost all day on Tuesday. Not a unique experience for anyone during the COVID-19 pandemic, but very different for a driver competing on the NASCAR Trucks circuit.

The National Women's Soccer League moved a step closer to resuming play by announcing Monday that players can start training in small groups providing it is done under league protocols and meets the requirements of local authorities.

Canada's NHL teams have offered season-ticket holders rebate or refund options in acknowledgment that no more 2019-20 regular-season games will be played in front of fans in their respective buildings.

BERLIN — Canada's Alphonso Davies rose to the occasion on Saturday as the sports world remained focused on the German Bundesliga. Davies, from Edmonton, scored and set up another goal in Bayern Munich's 5-2 rout of Eintract Frankfurt.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact are giving their first-team players access to Centre Nutrilait's fields starting on Monday for individual training during the COVID-19 pandemic.