National Sports

OTTAWA — Twelve players, including four from the rival Firefighters FC and Columbus FC teams of the Pacific Coast League, are being inducted in the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of a special class of past players from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

The NHL trade deadline makes the spotlight on the Calgary Flames feel hotter. This season's Flames are having arguably the franchise's best season since Calgary won the Stanley Cup in 1989.

MANCHESTER, England — Canadian international Janine Beckie scored the winning goal in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Everton in FA Women's Super League play Wednesday. Keira Walsh and Nikita Parris also scored for league-leading City.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jodie Meeks to a 10-day contract. The six-foot-four, 210 pound Nashville native is averaging 9.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 22.

TORONTO — Less than 10 weeks before kickoff, the Canadian Premier League has unveiled its media partner with ambitious plans to showcase soccer in Canada.

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Radko Gudas two games for high-sticking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov.

VANCOUVER — A new heritage minute is sharing the story of a pioneering baseball team in British Columbia and the shameful government policy that tore them apart.

HAMILTON — Mike Filer is staying put. The veteran Canadian centre re-signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday. The 28-year-old will return for his eighth season with the CFL club. Filer, a six-foot-two, 290-pound native of Brantford, Ont.

Canadian race car driver Robert Wickens' latest update on his rehabilitation from a horrifying crash took a heartwarming turn when he stood up for a brief dance with his fiancee.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Longtime skip Russ Howard wasn't expecting to embark on a long television broadcasting career when he first entered the booth nearly two decades ago.