National Sports

Canada will be counting on Alexis Lafreniere for offence at the upcoming world junior hockey championship. And with the status of some of the other veterans from last year's team up in the air, add leadership to his to-do list. The presumptive No.

Phillippe Aumont spent a good chunk of the last few years wondering if baseball was still a viable career choice.

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka have watched from the sidelines as the surging Toronto Raptors have put together a seven-game winning streak and climbed to second in the Eastern Conference.

VANCOUVER — Rick Campbell helped turn the Ottawa Redblacks from a struggling CFL expansion team into a Grey Cup champion. The B.C. Lions are hoping he can do the same thing in Vancouver.

SEATTLE — Chris Petersen has always worked according to his own schedule.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — The Swift Current Broncos say they have released head athletic trainer and equipment manager Jamie LeBlanc for what the team calls "unprofessional behaviour." LeBlanc was in his 10th year in the position.

Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur has undergone an additional surgery, just two months removed from a quadruple bypass heart surgery in late September.

TORONTO — Carl English has lived a life full of heartbreaking setbacks.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed American wide receiver Chandler Worthy to a three-year deal. Worthy, 26, signed with Toronto as a free agent in 2017.

NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich and San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones are the NHL's three stars of the week.