National Sports

TORONTO — As a black baseball player in 1960s America, Fergie Jenkins was often banned from the hotels of his white teammates. There were cities in which he couldn't dine alongside them in the same restaurant.

LAS VEGAS — Canadian challenger Felicia (Feenom) Spencer and featherweight champion Amanda (Lioness) Nunes both made weight Friday ahead of their 145-pound title clash Saturday night at UFC 250.

IndyCar is returning to live competition virtually unopposed on television and Canada's James Hinchcliffe is ready to take full advantage. The Oakville, Ont.

The decision to step out of the CFL broadcast booth was difficult for veteran sports commentator Chris Cuthbert. He felt it was time to be a national NHL play-by-play analyst again, when the league emerges from its COVID-19 hiatus.

It looks like Prince Edward Island will lead the way in Canada's return to soccer, with the Canadian Premier League looking to possibly kick off its pandemic-delayed season in Charlottetown.

Canada and the CFL were good to Dante Marsh. The five-foot-10, 190-pound cornerback spent 11 of his 12 seasons of professional football with the B.C. Lions (2004-14).

Pro bowling is back, with strikes aplenty expected in its return Saturday after an 11-week-plus absence due to the pandemic. The first-ever PBA Strike Derby, a televised tournament in Jupiter, Fla.

Canada's Katerine Savard approached her first acting performance with an intensity normally reserved for a big swim meet. It paid off in her debut appearance in "Nadia, Butterfly," a film that was named an official Cannes 2020 selection this week.

CALGARY — Melody Davidson says she's received a few text messages telling her "I didn't see this coming.

TORONTO — Horse-racing has another opportunity to take centre stage on the Canadian sports landscape with the pro ranks still suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. Harness racing resumes Friday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont.