National Sports

MANCHESTER, England — A record-tying victory in the last 16 and a quarterfinal lineup lacking at least three of Europe's top teams suggests this just might be Manchester City's year in the Champions League.

TORONTO — The expansion Toronto Arrows have been named Major League Rugby's team of the week after reeling off 24 unanswered points in a 27-20 win at the San Diego Legion.

TORONTO — The NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Morgan Rielly are adamant the star defenceman didn't utter a homophobic slur on the ice.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Josh Teves to a one-year entry-level contract. The 24-year-old Calgary native had 85 points in 126 career games over four seasons with the Princeton University Tigers.

NEW YORK — Toronto Raptors centre/forward Serge Ibaka has been suspended three games without pay by the NBA after a fight with Marquese Chriss of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

TORONTO — The CFL and its players exchanged non-monetary proposals Tuesday, the second day of collective bargaining talks between the two sides.

TORONTO — Mikael Kingsbury picked up a TV remote control and, like it was an action figure, used it to demonstrate his latest moguls trick, the cork 1440.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed college free agent centre Max Veronneau to a two-year contract. The 23-year-old Ottawa native was free to sign with any NHL team after completing his senior season with Princeton University last weekend.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Toronto right-hander Aaron Sanchez pitched four strong innings as the Blue Jays fell 2-1 to the Tampa Bay Rays in spring training action Tuesday.

NEW YORK — The NCAA Tournament selection show is returning to CBS and its traditional bracket-first format for revealing the field for March Madness. The plan for Sunday is to drop the alphabetical reveal and get right to the bracket.