National Sports

Nashville Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis has signed an eight-year deal worth $50 million that keeps under contract through the 2026-27 season. The 27-year-old Ellis will earn $6.25 million annually starting in 2019-20.

TORONTO — Ottawa quarterback Trevor Harris, Winnipeg linebacker Adam Bighill and B.C. running back Chris Rainey are the CFL top performers for Week 9.

Canada's top teen athletes are making their mark in some of the biggest international sports.

TORONTO — The number of teenage Canadian athletes seemingly on the precipice of big things in high-visibility sports appears to be at its highest level in recent memory. The tennis scene includes Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime. R.J.

Monday's Games MLB American League Detroit 9 Chicago White Sox 5 Kansas City 3 Toronto 1 Oakland 7 Seattle 6 National League Atlanta 9 Miami 1 (1st game) Atlanta 6 Miami 1 (2nd game) St. Louis 7 Washington 6 San Francisco 5 L.A.

Monday's Games MLB American League Detroit 9 Chicago White Sox 5 Kansas City 3 Toronto 1 Oakland 7 Seattle 6 National League Atlanta 9 Miami 1 (1st game) Atlanta 6 Miami 1 (2nd game) St. Louis 7 Washington 6 San Francisco 5 L.A.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sean Reid-Foley acknowledged he was a bundle of nerves from his first pitch to his last in his big league debut.

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, who joined with brother-in-law Bret Hart to form one of the top tag teams in the 1980s with the WWE, has died. He was 63.

By his own admission, Chris Jones released a "very good player" when the Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach/GM gave Duron Carter his walking papers Sunday.

TORONTO — Duke's men's basketball team hadn't travelled on an international pre-season tour in ages. It's fitting that when they finally did, it's virtually in R.J. Barrett's backyard.