National Sports

Blake Wallace has nothing but good memories of his time with the Wolfpack. The 28-year-old Australian halfback met his wife-to-be in Toronto and scored some milestone tries for the now-defunct transatlantic rugby league team.

Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said that one player on his team has tested positive for COVID-19, but he remains confident that his team will return to play next week.

VANCOUVER — Not only did Andrew Copp score his first NHL hat trick Wednesday night, he added a little extra.

TAMPA, Fla. — Midway through Kyle Lowry's marathon 23-minute post-game Zoom session with the media, he took a FaceTime call from Drake.

MIAMI — Angry about tennis politics, Vasek Pospisil of Canada staged a tantrum and was docked a key point Wednesday in his opening-round loss at the Miami Open.

A win or draw against Honduras on Thursday and Canada is through to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

CALGARY — John Morris may have returned to men's team curling this winter, but mixed doubles is still very much in his wheelhouse.

TORONTO — Joseph Woll made 23 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Toronto Marllies blanked the Belleville Senators 3-0 on Wednesday in American Hockey League play. Woll, in his second season as a pro, now has three career shutouts.

OTTAWA — Rookie goaltender Filip Gustavsson says he's already starting to feel confident in Ottawa's net after just two starts. In fact, the entire Senators lineup seems pretty comfortable when playing the Calgary Flames.

Kadeisha Buchanan helped seven-time champion Lyon to a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain and fellow Canadians Ashley Lawrence and Jordyn Huitema in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal Wednesday.