National Sports

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows have signed New Zealand-born hooker Gene Syminton for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old arrives from New Zealand's Hawke’s Bay, for whom he played in the National Provincial Championship.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have been perennial basement dwellers for five years running, but the team finally seems poised to make significant progress.

WINNIPEG — A big smile crossed Nate Schmidt's face as he described the fresh approach and one fun surprise during a practice at Winnipeg Jets training camp.

CALGARY — No NHL team lost more and gained more than the Calgary Flames after their most successful season in years.

MUNICH — Canadian star Alphonso Davies is one of four players ruled out of Bayern Munich's Champions League Group C match Wednesday at Viktoria Plzen in Czechia.

SAN DIEGO — If Bianca Andreescu needed a spark to ignite her return to tennis's top tier, she might have found it Monday night after knocking off Russian Liudmila Samsonova in the WTA San Diego Open. The 22-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.

GATINEAU, Que. — The Gatineau Olympiques were unlucky at the start of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, losing a couple games in overtime and not connecting on great scoring chances. It appears their fortunes have improved.

WINDSOR, Ont. — A power-play goal by Alex Christopoulos 3:19 into overtime gave the Windsor Spitfires a 3-2 Ontario Hockey League victory over the visiting Soo Greyhounds on Monday.

CALGARY — The Brandon Wheat Kings gave extra thanks to netminder Carson Bjarnason on Monday after he stopped 41 of 43 shots to help his Manitoba squad defeat the host Calgary Hitmen 3-2 in Western Hockey League action.

MONTREAL — Ottawa Redblacks interim head coach Bob Dyce hadn't enjoyed being the one in the spotlight in the leadup to Thanksgiving Monday.