National Sports

CALGARY — If luge teams had captains, Tristan Walker and Justin Snith inherited the "C" for Canada.

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — Canadian halfpipe skier Cassie Sharpe opened her 2018-19 World Cup season with a silver medal on Friday. Sharpe, from Comox, B.C., finished second at the event with a score of 90.

MONTREAL — A report on renaming buildings, scholarships and other entities at McGill University to adapt to 21st century concerns has exposed the divisive nature of the debate over the name of the school's Redmen sports teams.

Toronto Maple Leafs players William Nylander and Kasperi Kapanen were involved in a minor car accident Friday afternoon.

VANCOUVER — Several of the country's marquee figure skaters have stepped away from competition, but Skate Canada's high performance director says a talented crop of athletes has emerged in their absence.

TORONTO — William Nylander jumps on a loose puck during a power-play drill and rifles a shot inside the far post.

TORONTO — Jacob Orellana has been named Canadian Futsal Player of the Year while Damien Wojtiw has been chosen Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year.

HAMILTON — Longtime football coach Jerry Glanville is leaving his post as defensive co-ordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Ticats announced Friday that the 77-year-old Glanville will not return for a second season because of personal reasons.

RUKA, Finland — The season-opening World Cup moguls event in Ruka has been the site of some of the biggest moments of Mikael Kingsbury's accomplished career.

When Kia and Tamika Nurse were growing up, U.S. college basketball coaches rarely ventured north of the border to scout — and even less so to scout girls. Travelling teams for top female players were scarce. So dad Richard Nurse started his own.