National Sports

EDMONTON — When the season began, slow starts plagued the Edmonton Eskimos. In their last three losses, the inability to finish strong has done them in — the latest example being a 23-20 loss to the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium on Monday.

TORONTO — Duron Carter will make his Toronto debut in the Argonauts' most important game of the season.

In acquiring an Overwatch League franchise for Vancouver, the Aquilini Group has planted its esports flag in a hometown rich in video game development.

John Herdman acknowledges that the book on the U.S. Virgin Islands is pretty thin. He also knows that his Canada side is expected to win handily Sunday when the two face off in a CONCACAF National League qualifying match at Bradenton, Fla.

SURGUT, Russia — Canada is out of title contention at the FINA Women’s Water Polo World Cup. Australia beat Canada 9-6 in a quarterfinal on Friday. Krystina Alogbo of Montreal led Canada with two goals.

A pair of shoes are set aflame with a cigarette lighter, captured on video and shared widely online to protest a political statement made by the manufacturer.

MAYNOOTH, Ireland — Canada has slipped to 10th heading into the fourth and final round the world amateur men's team golf championships. Garrett Rank of Elmira, Ont., Joey Savoie of La Prairie, Que., and Hugo Bernard of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que.

While Toronto is some 5,500 kilometres from Salford, there are plenty of connections when it comes to rugby league.

TORONTO — A step in the right direction, but still a drop in the bucket. Laval University professor Guylaine Demers applauded the recent hirings of Hayley Wickenheiser and Tamara Tatham by Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment Ltd.

TORONTO — Catherine Raiche, then assistant GM of football operations for the Montreal Alouettes, recalls being at a Florida minicamp last year when an employee at the training facility had a question for the team's head athletic therapist.