National Sports

CALGARY — Country music star Keith Urban is about to experience the Canadian Football League for the first time.

MADRID — Canada's historic run at this year's Davis Cup continued Saturday with a semifinal win over Russia to put the Canadians into the final at the international tournament for the first time. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont.

NAPLES, Fla. — Sei Young Kim was on the verge of taking all the drama out of the chase for the richest payoff in women's golf history.

CALGARY — After a blistering early season hit on quarterback Zach Collaros, Hamilton linebacker Simoni Lawrence says the two men have made up but he's warning football is a 'dangerous game' and he's not going to change his style of play.

CALGARY — There's nothing like the prospect of a Grey Cup title to turn a 59-year-old man into a giddy 12-year-old football fan. But that's what Hamilton's stellar campaign has done to owner Bob Young.

WASHINGTON — Vancouver coach Travis Green stayed with Jacob Markstrom after a tough loss, and it paid off.

PHILADELPHIA — The Calgary Flames used a fortunate bounce to pick up a sorely needed win. Matthew Tkachuk scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday to stop a six-game slide.

CALGARY — If it comes down to it, Justin Medlock is ready. A handful of Grey Cups over the last four decades were decided by a walk-off field goal, or a winning three-pointer in the dying seconds of the game.

Tottenham’s decision to switch managers reaped instant rewards as Jose Mourinho got off to a winning start in his highly anticipated fourth coaching stint in the English Premier League.

CALGARY — It's been a long and winding road for Hamilton cornerback Delvin Breaux after a near death experience as a high school senior and countless stops along the way. He's hoping his third Grey Cup experience will finally lead to a championship.