National Sports

Nashville's David Poile did something he has rarely done in nearly 40 years as a general manager: He made a mid-season coaching change after being fed up with the Predators underachieving.

MANCHESTER, England — Trailing 3-0 at home to their fierce local rivals in a cup semifinal, Manchester United’s players were jeered by their own supporters as they traipsed off at halftime.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have taken another step toward healing the bruises the Major League Soccer team took both on and off the field last season.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Laurent Dauphin from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday in exchange for forward Michael McCarron.

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Commissioner Randy Ambrosie can see the CFL going global in 2021. Ambrosie said Tuesday during the league's winter meetings he anticipates the CFL playing its first international regular-season game next year.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed running back Ka'Deem Carey to a contract extension through the 2021 season. Carey had a team-leading 422 yards on 75 rushing attempts and two touchdowns through eight games in his rookie 2019 season.

A full-circle curling moment soon awaits Colleen Jones and the legendary foursome that won five national championships together over a six-year span. First up though is an attempt to get back to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

TORONTO — TSN has extended its media rights agreement with Hockey Canada through the 2033-34 season.

Canadian NBA players set their first milestone of the 2019-20 season when a record 16 appeared on opening day rosters, and they haven't let up since.

The Canadian Olympic Committee released its marketing guidelines Tuesday for athletes and their personal sponsors during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo from July 24 through Aug. 9.