National Sports

SYDNEY, N.S. — A Saskatchewan team playing in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Nova Scotia this week is holding two special tributes during each game.

TORONTO — Joe Siddall had every intention of retiring from professional baseball when he arrived at McCoy Stadium, home of the triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox in June of 2000.

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City set the Premier League record for most points, most goals and most wins in a single season by beating Brighton 3-1 on Wednesday.

CALGARY — Meaghan Benfeito is working on her vertical. The three-time Olympic bronze medallist in diving wants more height off the board from her five-foot-one frame, so she can get as much air time as her new young partner before they hit the water.

Anticipation, excitement and a fair amount of nerves are to be expected ahead of a Game 7. That's the easy part. Or at least the predictable part.

TORONTO — The memories came rushing back for Candice Ballouli when she heard about Canadian pitcher James Paxton's performance for the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night in Toronto.

Michael O'Connor will be a centre of attention this season.

TORONTO — On a day Dwane Casey was honoured by his peers as this season's finest coach in the NBA, his job security in Toronto remained a mystery. Hours after Casey won the Michael H.

Fergie Jenkins didn't watch fellow Canadian James Paxton's no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

Wally Buono wants to go out a winner. The 2018 CFL season will be the last for the B.C. Lions veteran head coach. And Buono is willing to adopt the late Don Matthews' high-risk, high-reward mantra to win games in his final campaign.