National Sports

TORONTO — The CFL Scouting Bureau provided another solid reason Tuesday why Tyrell Richards remains the favourite to be the first player taken in next month's draft.

STUTTGART, Germany — Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu was victorious in her return to action after a long layoff. The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA playoffs have begun with no clear championship favorite, and that appears to be good news for ABC and ESPN.

Hundreds of Canadian athletes, active and retired, are cataloguing the ways in which the national high-performance system has failed them.

CALGARY — Edmonton will be the sole host of the 2022 men's world junior championship and the Hlinka Gretzky Cup will be held in Red Deer, Alta., this summer.

VANCOUVER — Another year, another Jon Cornish Trophy for Alabama receiver John Metchie III. Metchie, of Brampton, Ont., received the honour Tuesday as the top Canadian playing in the NCAA football ranks.

CALGARY — The Shaw Charity Classic has announced a new midsummer date and lower prices to help celebrate its 10th anniversary. The only Canadian event on the PGA Tour Champions calendar will be held Aug. 1-7 at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club.

Canada's Mike Weir was one of four captain's assistants named on Tuesday to the International team for the Presidents Cup. Weir, South Korea's K.J.

Along with seeing sports games in person these days, fans in Ontario are also able to bet on those games as a new gambling system comes into play in the province.

VANCOUVER — Jason Dickinson knows he needs to have a short memory as his Vancouver Canucks continue their unlikely push for a playoff spot.