National Sports

LAUSANNE — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed a Canadian appeal of the International Skating Union's decision to award the bronze medal in the team figure skating event from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to Russia.

Sophiane Methot had been in second place until Britain's Briony Page rocketed into the top spot.

WINNIPEG — Lucky Whitehead caught a 10-yard touchdown pass in his season debut and Sergio Castillo booted six field goals to help the Winnipeg Blue Bombers upset the B.C. Lions 25-0 and snap their two-game losing skid on Thursday. The last time B.C.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will miss at least two weeks because of an injury to the plantar fascia in his right foot. The injury was diagnosed following practice Wednesday.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The first two kickoffs under the NFL’s radical new rule were both returned a yard farther than the old touchback.

Summer McIntosh joins George Hodgson in 1912 and Alex Baumann in 1984 as the only double-gold Canadian swimmers at an Olympic Games.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling business, U.S. authorities announced Thursday.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Running back and return specialist Tarik Cohen has informed the New York Jets he's ending his comeback bid and will retire from playing football.

ATLANTA — Nathan Rourke is taking another crack at the NFL. Less than a week after getting released by the New York Giants, the Canadian quarterback signed with the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed 2024 first-round pick Trey Yesavage, the club announced Thursday. The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher spent the past three seasons playing at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.