National Sports

The strategy of reigning Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi throughout a fast-paced, race-against-the-clock pole vault competition: keep cool.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker surrendered to police Saturday after being charged with robbing people of money and valuables at a cookout he was attending with another NFL player.

BERLIN — Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga’s first goal in more than two months and then celebrated. Alone.

BRUSSELS — The Belgian Grand Prix can go ahead at its original August date, but with no fans, local authorities in the Walloon region said Friday.

NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it.

TORONTO — Citing financial pressures due to the global pandemic, Rugby Canada has cancelled "training support payments" for its centralized men's and women's players as of May 1. The players get a monthly stipend from Sport Canada.

LOS ANGELES — The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament outside Los Angeles did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside,

TORONTO — The Honda Indy Toronto will not be held on its scheduled dates of July 10-12.

TORONTO — The Canadian Hockey League has settled three class-action lawsuits filed by current and former junior players seeking backpay for minimum wage.

TORONTO — Alysha Newman is accustomed to waiting patiently between pole vault attempts. Depending on the competition, she can wait as long as half an hour between jumps.