National Sports

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet thinks it's time for the Toronto Raptors to move on from their 2019 NBA championship. Not necessarily a wholesale personnel change, but come to grips with the fact that they're a different team now.

VANCOUVER — Canada's Leylah Fernandez will take on Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium to kick off a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Vancouver on Friday. The 20-year-old Fernandez of Laval, Que.

TORONTO — Nick Nurse has made it clear: he wants to stay in Toronto.

DENVER — Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers will miss Thursday's regular-season finale against the Colorado Avalanche with an upper-body injury, head coach Rick Bowness told reporters.

Veteran defender Mason Trafford started planning for life after soccer long before retiring as Cavalry FC captain in February.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Canadian international forward Adriana Leon has joined the NWSL''s Portland Thorns on a short-term loan from Manchester United.

Toronto FC will get another look at Quentin Westberg on Saturday, this time in Atlanta United colours. The former TFC goalkeeper, deemed surplus to requirements by Toronto when his contract ran out at the end of last year, returns to BMO Field.

NEW YORK — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Samuel Richard to an amateur tryout Thursday.

CHICAGO — Longtime Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not be returning to Chicago next season, the team announced on Thursday.

The women’s professional tennis tour will bring its events back to China later this year, announcing on Thursday the end of a boycott instituted in late 2021 over concerns about the safety of former player Peng Shuai after she accused a high-ranking