National Sports

TORONTO — When Kawhi Leonard watched his clutch three-point shot drop through the hoop on Sunday with all the emotion of a hired gun, Tim Sweeney wasn't surprised. The California high school coach had seen that death stare before.

HAMILTON — Defensive linemen Justin Capicciotti and Nikita Whitlock and running back Alex Green were among 14 players released Monday by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

CALGARY — Veteran Canadian defensive back Adam Berger announced his CFL retirement Monday.

Olympic trampoline champion Rosannagh MacLennan is grounded with a broken ankle. The 30-year-old from King City, Ont., took time to come to grips with her injury before going public with it.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers will have a wealth of head coaching experience on their bench next season, with Mike Yeo and Michel Therrien joining the NHL club as assistants.

Kawhi Leonard is in the midst of one of the great Toronto playoff performances in recent memory.

ANCASTER, Ont. — Rory McIlroy has only been to Canada once, but he's looking forward to possibly writing his name in the history books when he plays in the RBC Canadian Open this summer.

OTTAWA — Athletics Canada has given lifetime bans to Andy McInnis and Ken Porter, two longtime fixtures in Canadian track and field, as the result of a sexual harassment investigation.

Mark Casse has never been so thankful for a seventh-place finish. Casse's horse, War of Will, finished seventh in a controversial Kentucky Derby on Saturday. That left Casse still searching for his first win in the annual Run for The Roses.

HALIFAX — The status of high school rugby in Nova Scotia remains murky, despite a call by the province's education minister to reinstate the sport.