National Sports

SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, France — Jordyn Huitema became Canada's all-time leading scorer in Women's Champions League play Wednesday with a goal in Paris Saint-Germain's 6-1 romp over Poland's Gornik Leczna in the second leg of their round-of-32 tie.

Calgary's Olympic Oval will be without ice until at least May because of a mechanical issue. Canada's long-track speedskating team hasn't had ice there to train on since Sept. 5.

There's a moment in Part 1 of his YouTube documentary series when Pascal Siakam turns to the camera, and succinctly sums up his bubble experience. "The bubble wasn't Disneyland, I'll tell you that," the Toronto Raptors forward says with a wry smile.

Quebec's premier and Manitoba's top doctor are expressing optimism about a potential NHL plan to stage a 2020-21 season during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Expansion Austin FC will pick first in the Jan.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes restructured the contract of starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., and re-signed top receiver Eugene Lewis to a one-year deal on Wednesday.

Minnesota Twins communications boss Dustin Morse has been awarded the Robert O. Fishel Award for Public Relations Excellence by Major League Baseball.

VANCOUVER — The Whitecaps are doubling up on their esports talent in 2021 with Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez and Erfan (Skill Shack) Hosseini both representing the Vancouver MLS team.

AROSA, Switzerland — Canada had two podium finishes Wednesday in World Cup ski cross action. Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., the 2014 Olympic champion, took silver in women's competition after finishing second in the big final.

GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Awesome Again, one of the top Canadian-bred thoroughbred race horses in history, has died. The horse died Tuesday at age 26, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Homes in Kentucky said.