National Sports

KITCHENER, Ont. — Shane Wright faced the same uncertainty every junior hockey player experienced the last two years.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian offensive lineman Maurice Simba on Tuesday. The six-foot-eight, 320-pound Simba was selected in the fourth round, No. 29 overall, by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2019 CFL draft.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs will debut their Next Gen uniform on Wednesday, a look created in collaboration with Canadian pop icon Justin Bieber.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Randal Grichuk hit a grand slam and starter Yusei Kikuchi threw two scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 9-2 on Tuesday afternoon at TD Ballpark.

Before newly signed free agents Kevin Gausman and Yusei Kikuchi arrived at Blue Jays spring training, Toronto catchers Danny Jansen, Reese McGuire and Alejandro Kirk were already reviewing video of the pitchers.

Cory Johnston never competes for fifth place but the Canadian was more than content with that finish in the Bassmaster Elite event at South Carolina's Santee Cooper Lakes. Johnston, of Cavan, Ont.

San Jose, Costa Rica, is a long way from St. John's, N.L., but the two could be forever intertwined if Canada beats the Costa Ricans on Thursday to secure World Cup qualification.

Pierre Arsenault is taking over as chief executive officer of one of the largest sports leagues in Canada. The 48-year-old from Riverview, N.B.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have eliminated their mask mandate for fans beginning Saturday. The move comes amid Ontario's easing of COVID-19 restrictions, and on the heels of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.

The NHL's trade deadline passed on Monday and now teams are hitting the final stretch of the season. Like the majority of NHL clubs on deadline, the seven Canadian teams weren't too busy, however, minor moves were still made.