National Sports

LAS VEGAS — Canadian middleweight Misha Cirkunov has a new opponent for a televised UFC Fight Night card Feb. 26 in Las Vegas. Brazil's Wellington (The Prodigy) Turman is replacing the injured Makhmud Muradov of Uzbekistan.

When Shaedon Sharpe arrived on campus at the University of Kentucky, he received an uncommonly quiet welcome compared to most top basketball recruits.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have signed star wide receiver Bryan Burnham to a contract extension. The 31-year-old has been a CFL all-star in each of his last four seasons.

EDMONTON — Evander Kane knows signing with the Edmonton Oilers won't be a move universally loved by the team’s fans. Edmonton will be his fifth NHL city, and the Oilers the fourth franchise, for which the 30-year-old has played.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Andrew has given up his honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Canadian women's goalkeeper coach Mike Norris has joined the NWSL's Portland Thorns as an assistant coach. Norris will be working with head coach Rhian Wilkinson, a former Canadian international.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Skip Tracy Fleury will sit out the start of the Canadian women's curling championship in COVID-19 protocol.

Five members of Team Canada's delegation in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics are currently in COVID-19 protocol, the Canadian Olympic Committee said Friday.

BUDVA, Montenegro (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic received honors at a small Adriatic Sea resort in Montenegro on Friday even as doubts re-emerged about the positive COVID-19 test he used to try to compete in the Australian Open.

EDMONTON — The tide appears to be turning for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.