National Sports

TORONTO — They were once coach and player. They've been close friends ever since.

HALIFAX — Laurentian Voyageurs guard Kadre Gray has been named the national university men's basketball player of the year for the second season in a row.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — John Chayka has a depth chart in his office to help him plan for when the injury bug inevitably bites. The general manager of the Arizona Coyotes just never expected to have this many moving pieces in one season.

BRANDON, Man. — Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs and Alberta's Kevin Koe stayed unbeaten at the Canadian men's curling championship Thursday. Both teams won their first games of the championship pool to improve to 8-0.

TORONTO — One of Canada's foremost brain injury experts said he's "reasonably hopeful" that there is potential for the medicinal value of cannabinoids to be combined with other treatments to help those affected by post-concussion issues. Dr.

It's been a steep learning curve for Ken Georgetti. Since 2016, he's served as a senior adviser with the CFL Players' Association. Georgetti is a former president of the Canadian Labour Congress and has over 35 years of labour relations experience.

Hamilton's Forge FC has signed Canadian midfielder David Choiniere. The 22-year-old from Saint-Alexandre, Que., made five appearances over three seasons with the Montreal Impact.

There's something to be said for showing up every night. The Calgary Dinos went undefeated in the 2018-19 Canadian university men's basketball regular season, something no other team in this week's Final 8 tournament achieved.

TORONTO — The Canadian Hockey League is down to only a handful of games remaining for each team, and there's plenty to pay attention to before the playoffs begin.

ZAGREB, Croatia — Canada's Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha were in first place after Thursday's rhythm dance at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Lajoie and Lagha, fourth last year, earned 70.