National Sports

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Canadian Nathan Rourke is officially back with the New England Patriots. The NFL club formally announced Rourke had signed a one-year deal Tuesday. Reports earlier this month had the former B.C.

Wrestler Erica Wiebe, who won a gold medal for Canada at the 2016 Olympics, announced her retirement from competition on Wednesday.

The Manly Sea Eagles and Sydney Roosters weren't the only winners when Australia's National Rugby League kicked off its 2024 season with a Las Vegas doubleheader earlier this month Canadian Megan Pakulis was one of four participants at a NRL combine

Jack Eichel needed a change of scenery. Matthew Tkachuk felt the same. Auston Matthews, meanwhile, was happy to sign on the dotted line for the next four seasons, just not seven or eight.

You could say a Christmas gift, combined with a lot of hard work, changed James Cameron's life. For Christmas 2022, Cameron's father gifted him a ticket to a Vancouver FC open tryout.

Sebastian Szirmak won't be coming home to Toronto this summer for the best possible reason — he'll be playing golf in Europe.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — One August morning in 2022 while all alone at the Oakland Coliseum, Daulton Jefferies plopped down in the grass and wept. The pitcher cried for a good 45 minutes.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After every outing late in his career, never fail, Bud Black’s left elbow would swell. He would begin feeling the pain in his pitching arm at a certain number of throws each game, with it varying based on the circumstances.

CALGARY — Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon were a deadly duo once again on Tuesday night.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Conor Geekie had two goals and two assists as the Swift Current Broncos defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 4-2 on Tuesday night in the Western Hockey League.