National Sports

TORONTO — Major League Soccer rosters draw on 82 countries this season, with Canada furnishing 46 players. The league says the Canadian contingent is second only to the 350 players from the U.S.

Toronto FC has confirmed the departure of Jamaican international defender Kemar Lawrence via trade with Minnesota United.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Toronto's Sophie Jaques was among the three finalists named Thursday for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, which goes to the top player in NCAA women's hockey.

When Reid Carruthers was a young curler on tour, he knew he'd have to do his own legwork when free agency season rolled around. He got creative years ago and it paid off when he caught the eye of fellow Winnipegger Jeff Stoughton.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Twins Tyrell and Tre Ford showed plenty of speed Thursday at the University of Buffalo pro day. Tyrell Ford, a defensive back with the Waterloo Warriors, posted a 40-yard dash time of 4.44 seconds.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks say Jim Rutherford, the team's president of hockey operations, has tested positive for COVID-19. He has entered the NHL's protocol and is working from home during his quarantine period.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Philippe Daoust to a three-year, entry-level contract, which will kick in next season. The 20-year-old Daoust was taken in the sixth round, 158th overall, by Ottawa in the 2020 NHL Draft.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed defender Tristan Blackmon to a contract extension through 2023, with club options for 2024 and 2025, the team announced on Thursday.

BROSSARD, Que. — Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes made two major trades in the last few weeks but dimmed expectations for any blockbuster deals ahead of Monday’s trade deadline.

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala was “deeply unconscious” after being poisoned by exhaust fumes before dying from severe head and chest injuries in a plane crash in 2019, a jury concluded Thursday.