National Sports

TORONTO — Getting some closure on some unfinished business is just one of the reasons Jakob Poeltl is back with the Toronto Raptors.

LONDON — Denis Shapovalov and Bianca Andreescu advanced Thursday at Wimbledon on a mixed day for Canadian players at the All England Club. Shapovalov, the No. 26 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont.

It was a solid start to the CFL season for Canadian Tyrell Richards. The Montreal Alouettes linebacker received the top grade Thursday in the CFL's honour roll for the month of June. Richard was named the top special-teams player with a 91.1 grade.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms on a three-year, US$2.325 million contract with forward Zack MacEwen. The deal carries a $775,000 average annual value.

Time has become Jeff Gustafson's most precious commodity. In March, the Kenora, Ont., angler became the first Canadian to win the US$1-million Bassmaster Classic — pro bass fishing's most prestigious title — going wire-to-wire on the Tennessee River.

TORONTO — The Canadian women's soccer team will face Jamaica in a two-game series in September with a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canada, the defending Olympic champion, will travel to Kingston, Jamaica, for the opening match on Sept.

A rare home game for the Canadian women's rugby team could be a record-breaker Saturday.

LEÓN, Mexico — Cassandre Prosper had 13 points as Canada downed the Dominican Republic 88-48 on Wednesday at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup basketball tournament.

CALGARY — Coy Robbins once thought running long distances was good training for riding a bull. When he attended a spring training camp organized by the Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine Team, the 24-year-old from Camrose, Alta.

A league name and logo, cities where teams will be located and a game schedule top Stan Kasten's to-do list.