National Sports

Unlike many sports movies, "Nadia, Butterfly" is not about wins, losses or a comeback story. The usual cliches that often plague the genre aren't found in the Cannes-selected film from Pascal Plante.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays included slugger Rowdy Tellez on the team's 28-man roster for their best-of-three wild-card series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

DAVOS, Switzerland — The Spengler Cup has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual tournament in Switzerland for the Canadian national men's hockey team and European club teams was scheduled for Dec. 26 to 31.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays are breaking away from baseball tradition as they gear up for their first playoff game in four years on Tuesday.

EDMONTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup champions, hoisting the NHL's championship trophy Monday in a near-empty Rogers Place to cap off a surreal, bifurcated, bubbled hockey season for the ages.

Monday's Games NHL Stanley Cup Final Tampa Bay 2 Dallas 0 (Lightning win series 4-2) --- NFL Kansas City 34 Baltimore 20 --- The Canadian Press

Canada secured a marquee matchup at the 2021 Gold Cup when it was drawn against the U.S.

PARIS — Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez rallied for a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over No. 31 seed Magda Linette of Poland in her main-draw debut at the French Open on Monday. The 18-year-old from Laval, Que.

TORONTO — Canadian fullback Richie Laryea of Toronto FC has been named MLS player of the week while Houston Dash midfielder Sophie Schmidt has won NWSL weekly honours.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Doc Rivers would easily be considered the best coach in Los Angeles Clippers history. Most wins. Most playoff appearances. Top winning percentage. And now he's out.