National Sports

INZELL, Germany — Canada just missed the podium in the women's and men's team pursuit events on Friday at the world single distance speedskating championships. Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann and Valerie Maltais of Saguenay, Que.

VANCOUVER — An annual celebration of everything hockey will have extra implications for many Canadian NHL teams this year.

CFL free agency is set to begin at noon ET on Tuesday. Here's a look at some of the top players expected to hit the open market: QUARTERBACKS Mike Reilly: The 34-year-old led the CFL in passing yards (5,562) and was second in TD passes (30).

After a disappointing last-ditch loss in Uruguay last week, Canada coach Kingsley Jones chose to think of the positives ahead of Saturday's Americas Rugby Championship test against Brazil.

Canadian captain Heidi El Tabakh will go with the hot hand at this weekend's Fed Cup World Group II first-round tie in the Netherlands.

MONTPELLIER, France — Canadian Denis Shapovalov was ousted in the quarterfinals of the Open Sud de France tennis tournament, falling 7-5, 7-6 (4) to France's Pierre-Hugues Hebert on Friday.

Rugby league veteran and foodie, Jon Wilkin is looking forward to sampling what Toronto has to offer when the Wolfpack return home.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Fire tore through the sleeping quarters of an academy for one of Brazil's most popular professional soccer clubs Friday, killing 10 people and injuring three, most likely teenage players, authorities said.

CHICAGO — Jonathan Toews joked he was out of gas. He had at least one terrific play left in the tank.

BARWON HEADS, Australia — Canada's Alena Sharp is tied for fifth at the halfway mark of the LPGA Tour's ISPS Handa Vic Open.