National Sports

TORONTO — The rest of Marcus Stroman's 2018 season is in his hands — literally and figuratively.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler is locked up to play for the Winnipeg Jets until he’s 37 years old. That's not a daunting number for the team captain, whose five-year contract extension was announced Tuesday.

TORONTO — Canadian men's basketball coach Roy Rana will gather a "unique blend" of players, including a half dozen from the NBA, for training camp ahead of Canada's FIBA World Cup qualifying game versus Brazil.

NEW YORK — Canada's Leylah Fernandez is heading to the third round of the girls' draw at the U.S. Open. The 15-year-old from Montreal downed Mylene Halemai of France 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday.

MONTREAL — The death of a 12-year-old girl after she was struck by a hockey puck has prompted a Quebec coroner to ask the province to study the possibility of installing protective nets in all arenas.

An endorsement deal between Nike and Colin Kaepernick is prompting a flood of debate online as sports fans react to the apparel giant backing an athlete known mainly for starting a wave of protests among NFL players of police brutality, racial inequa

TORONTO — When Canadian women's basketball veteran Kim Gaucher first considered a return to the national team, she wouldn't let herself think beyond one small training block at a time. The 34-year-old from Mission, B.C.

TORONTO — While Michael Bradley speaks, people listen — even if they are his bosses.

ST. CROIX, N.S. — Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams will not be facing sanctions for his small role in a weekend dustup in rural Nova Scotia between two men's softball teams, one of which he happens to own.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Three Canadian beach volleyball players have earned post-season awards from the FIVB World Tour. Heather Bansley of Waterdown, Ont.