National Sports

HAMILTON — Jordan Williams of the B.C. Lions was named the CFL's top rookie Friday night at the league's awards banquet.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks announced Friday that executives Chris Gear and Jonathan Wall have been relieved of their duties as the NHL team continues to remake its front office.

HAMILTON — The son of a football coach, Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Dane Evans got into the X's and O's himself last year — almost by accident.

CALGARY — Laurent Dubreuil didn’t just break Jeremy Wotherspoon's Canadian record, he shattered it. Dubreuil of Levis, Que., won gold in the men’s 500 metres in a track-record time of 33.

VANCOUVER — Four First Nations are looking to bring the Olympics back to B.C. — and make history in the process.

ZAGREB, Croatia — Canada's Vanessa James and Eric Radford moved up five spots to finish fourth in pairs competition at figure skating's Golden Spin of Zagreb on Friday.

CALGARY — The half-dozen who played for the Canadian junior men's hockey team at age 16 is sprinkled with names like Gretzky, Crosby and McDavid. Connor Bedard of North Vancouver, B.C., wants to join that group at selection camp in Calgary.

HAMILTON — Ted Laurent, a key cog in the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' defensive line, has undergone a procedure for appendicitis, the club confirmed Friday.

HAMILTON — CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie was again long on optimism and short on specifics Friday in his first state-of-the-league address since 2019. The CFL didn't play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MANALAPAN, Fla. — The NHL is putting the Olympic question squarely in the players' court.