National Sports

FORT MYERS, Fla. — After winning a World Series with the Red Sox, Chris Sale preferred to stay in Boston rather than find out what he would be worth as a free agent after this season.

MIAMI — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is apologizing after being charged in a Florida massage parlour prostitution investigation. "I am truly sorry," Kraft said in a statement Saturday.

TORONTO — Sonny Weishaupt wants to finish the CFL combine with a bang. The German-born quarterback is one of 18 Europeans participating in the league's national combine for the first time.

HAMDEN, Conn. — Canadian forward Loren Gabel was named the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award on Saturday. The award is presented annually by the USA Hockey Foundation to the top player in NCAA Division I women's hockey.

QUEBEC — Canadian cross-country skier Alex Harvey won silver on Saturday in his penultimate race before retirement. He finished second in the FIS World Cup 15-kilometre classic-ski mass start with a time of 36 minutes 11.7 seconds.

JUPITER, Fla. — Paul Goldschmidt will be a Cardinal through the 2024 season, St. Louis officially announced on Saturday.

SAITAMA, Japan — Defending champion Nathan Chen produced a spectacular free skate on Saturday to win the gold medal at the figure skating world championships while Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje finished fifth in the ice dance.

TORONTO — The CFL is sending offensive tackle Shane Richards home after he decided against testing at the league's national combine.

CLEVELAND — Opponents of the Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo logo are planning to demonstrate before the club's home opener even though team has dropped the mascot from their caps and jerseys.

FREDERICTON — The playoffs are set at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship. The field has been trimmed from 32 teams to 12 for the playoffs after round-robin play wrapped up on Friday.