National Sports

VANCOUVER — Canada's men's soccer team is back to training, but the players say there's still work to be done on reaching a new deal with the sport's national governing body.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed Swedish forward prospect Nils Aman to an entry-level contract.

BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens continued to rework their player development department by securing the services of a talent from their own backyard -- and the best player in women’s hockey.

EDMONTON — Time will tell if winger Evander Kane and goaltender Mike Smith will still be in orange and blue when the Edmonton Oilers begin their training camp this fall.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels fired manager Joe Maddon on Tuesday with the team mired in a 12-game losing streak. Third base coach Phil Nevin will be the Angels' interim manager when they host Boston on Tuesday night.

An impassioned plea from Canadian physician Dr. Jane Moran may have played a part in figure skating's decision to raise the eligible age limit for competition.

OTTAWA — Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro, who teamed up for three Canadian pairs titles, have retired from competitive figure skating. The 29-year-old Moore-Towers, from St. Catharines, Ont., and Marinaro, a 30-year-old from Sarnia, Ont.

TORONTO — With the 2022 CFL season set to begin Thursday, fans will have a host of interactive experiences to participate in. The league announced Tuesday the launch of CFL GameZone and an interactive CFL Preseason Futures game.

Not since Fyre Festival has so much been written about a no-show, yet hours before the Colorado Avalanche and Oilers took to the ice for Game 4 in Edmonton, a lot of scribes served up a tsunami of words about Nazem Kadri's repaired thumb and Evander

LONDON (AP) — The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will be held in Glasgow, Scotland on indoor hard courts from Nov. 8-13. The International Tennis Federation issued a statement Tuesday confirming the Emirates Arena in Glasgow as the venue.