National Sports

TORONTO — The start of the regular season couldn't come at a better time for the CFL. The 2024 campaign kicks off Thursday night in Winnipeg with the Blue Bombers hosting the Montreal Alouettes in a Grey Cup rematch.

PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff reached the French Open semifinals in doubles on Wednesday, a day after getting that far in singles. Gauff, the reigning U.S.

TORONTO — Labatt Breweries of Canada and the National Hockey League have announced a deal that will see Budweiser become an official beer of the NHL in Canada. Financial terms of the multi-year agreement were not immediately available.

MILAN (AP) — Antonio Conte was confirmed as the new Napoli coach on Wednesday, making him the team’s fifth manager in little more than a year for the deposed Serie A champion.

EDMONTON — The Vancouver Bandits put an end to the Edmonton Stingers' perfect record on Tuesday, outscoring the hosts 26-19 in the final quarter to post a 93-90 Canadian Elite Basketball League victory.

OTTAWA — Canada opened the second week of men's Volleyball Nations League action with a hard-fought victory over Cuba on Tuesday night at TD Place.

TORONTO — Canada didn't get the win but Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Mexico provided coach Bev Priestman with plenty of food for thought ahead of naming her Olympic roster.

TORONTO — The bottom half of the Orioles' batting order delivered in the opener of a four-game series in Toronto. On Tuesday night, the top half showed it has plenty of power too.

She was an MVP at the Olympics, an all-star gold-medal "collector" at the worlds and Winter Games, an original member of Montreal's Professional Women's Hockey League roster, and a dream chaser.

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man was charged Tuesday in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban Jontay Porter for life, with the charges marking the first known criminal fallout from the matter.