National Sports

The team with the most Canadian representation at March Madness is moving on after an upset victory on Friday. The No. 10-seeded Buffalo Bulls women's team, featuring five Canadians, pulled away late for a 82-71 win over the No.

NEW YORK — Papa John's is getting "Shaq-ified." The pizza chain said Friday that basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal will be its new pitchman, appearing in TV commercials and promoting Papa John's in other ways.

SILKEBORG, Denmark — Canada has missed the playoffs for the first time in 20 years at the world women's curling championship.

Brianne Jenner has experienced both beating and losing to Les Canadiennes de Montreal in the Clarkson Cup. So the Calgary Inferno forward would rather lift the governor general's chalice Sunday in Toronto than watch the bleu-blanc-rouge do it again.

QUEBEC — Canadian cross-country legend Alex Harvey was held off the podium in one of the last races of his storied career, but he says he's still well positioned for a fitting finale on home turf.

Adam Sidlow has been a near-constant for the Toronto Wolfpack since the transatlantic rugby league team first took the field in 2017. But the big forward suffered a minor hamstring tear during Toronto's March 3 win at Dewsbury.

Toronto FC has severed ties with Gregory van der Wiel, paying the veteran Dutch defender to go away. The two sides had been at odds since a training camp bust-up between the 31-year-old player and coach Greg Vanney.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey has been diagnosed with a concussion, the team said Friday.

An NHL game called in Plains Cree is a step toward keeping Indigenous languages alive, says a hockey analyst.

TORONTO — If a CFL head coach's first challenge is successful, the league's rules committee is recommending he get a second one this season.