National Sports

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals across the Potomac River to northern Virginia easily cleared an early hurdle in the state legislature Friday.

Dino Rossi has resigned from Canada Soccer's board of directors, saying "football doesn't come first at Canada Soccer these days." Rossi, a longtime soccer administrator, was elected to the board representing Ontario in May 2023.

The Canadian Olympic Committee says it continues to believe Canada's figure skating team deserves the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and a statement from the International Skating Union to explain its reallocation of medals following a

While Canadian sports broadcasting powerbrokers have worked together on occasion in the past, it's unlikely they'd follow the path of their counterparts in the United States and team up again in the near future, sports media analysts said.

DOHA, Qatar — Canada's artistic swimming team qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after a seventh-place finish in the free competition Friday at the world aquatics championships.

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Former Quebec Major Junior Hockey League player Noah Corson has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 16 in 2016.

CALGARY — Micah Awe won't be hitting CFL free agency. The veteran American linebacker signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. Awe was eligible to become a CFL free agent Tuesday.

GLASGOW, United Kingdom — Glasgow Celtic are waiting on the results of a scan on Canadian international defender Alistair Johnston, who was taken off the field on a stretcher after suffering a head injury in Wednesday's 2-1 win at Hibernian.

SOPRON, Hungary — Kayla Alexander had 17 points and 14 rebounds but Canada fell 60-55 to Spain on Friday in FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament action. Natalie Achonwa added seven points and 11 rebounds for fifth-ranked Canada.

There'll be no free-agency angst for Adarius Pickett. The five-foot-11, 210-pound linebacker solidified his CFL future earlier this week, signing a one-year deal with the Ottawa Redblacks.