National Sports

EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl says he wants to be an “Oiler for life.” The star forward took a big step towards that goal by signing an eight-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers.

Tim White enters the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' bye week on a nice roll. The fourth-year receiver had six catches for 180 yards and two touchdowns in Hamilton's crucial 31-28 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Ferguson gets to his spot on the street adjacent to Chase Field — home of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks — about four hours before first pitch to set up his usual display of cold water, sports drinks, peanuts and cand

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the doubles team of brothers Mike and Bob Bryan are on the ballot for International Tennis Hall of Fame’s class of 2025.

MONTREAL — Leila Mekki Berrada, new to marathon running, had set her sights on Montreal's big race at the end of September. But she wasn't prepared to get swindled — twice — before securing a spot in the sold-out marathon.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug is set to have ankle surgery and is expected to miss the 2024-25 season. President and general manager Doug Armstrong announced the prognosis Tuesday.

More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding their bikes in their home state of New Jersey.

PARIS — When Cody Fournie was at a crossroads in his athletic career, he headed for the track. The former national wheelchair rugby team player captured wheelchair racing gold Tuesday at the Paralympic Games in Paris.

Monday's Scoreboard CFL Hamilton 31 Toronto 28 Edmonton 35 Calgary 20 --- MLB American League Baltimore 13 Chicago White Sox 3 N.Y.

CALGARY — A memorable performance by receiver Tevin Jones led the Edmonton Elks to a big Labour Day Classic victory.