National Sports

OTTAWA — Christine Girard called it a victory for clean sport. The 33-year-old received her London 2012 Olympic gold and Beijing 2008 Olympic bronze medals on Monday in a much-anticipated ceremony for the now-retired weightlifter.

LOS ANGELES — Canadian international midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye has agreed to a three-year contract extension with Los Angeles FC, with a club option in 2022.

TORONTO — In the dying seconds of Jamal Murray's historic 48-point game last month, the Denver Nuggets guard launched up a long shot in an attempt to score 50 with the game already well in hand — a flippant move that went against basketball's unwritt

NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele, Arizona Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill and Florida Panthers left-wing Jonathan Huberdeau are the NHL three stars of the week.

SASKATOON — A former wide receiver with the Saskatchewan Roughriders has been given an absolute discharge after admitting to marijuana possession.

OTTAWA — A second group has expressed its interest in developing Ottawa's LeBreton Flats, and it says an NHL arena is part of its plan.

A new-look Team Brad Jacobs will have a fellow Olympian in tow at this week's Canada Cup as the rink attempts to put recent distractions aside and continue a strong first half of the season.

TORONTO — Simon Karlsson Adjei, a Swedish striker with Ghanaian roots, is York 9 FC's first international signing. The 25-year-old has ties to York 9 head coach Jim Brennan, having played for him with Aurora FC in League 1 Ontario.

Southampton fired manager Mark Hughes on Monday with the club in the Premier League's relegation zone after only one win in 14 matches this season.

PITTSBURGH — Philip Rivers watched Ben Roethlisberger do what the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback so often does — lead a game-tying drive late in the fourth quarter — and decided it was time for the Los Angeles Chargers to do something they so rarely