National Sports

EDMONTON — Brandyn Thompson's season is over. The Edmonton Eskimos announced Wednesday the veteran defensive back suffered a season-ending ruptured left Achilles during the club's 29-20 home win over the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday.

Toronto FC defender Drew Moor and playmaker Victor Vazquez, who both left Game 1 of the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal early with injuries, are feeling better but are still questionable for Sunday's rematch with the New York Red Bulls.

TORONTO — If the latest virtual Olympic medal table is to believed, Canada will finish third in the overall standings at the Winter Games with 31 medals — just five of them gold.

TORONTO — One of the more intriguing battles on the Canadian women's bobsled team revolves around who will serve as brakeman for reigning Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries. The Calgary driver will have either Melissa Lotholz of Barrhead, Alta.

There's no shortage of intrigue heading into the final week of the CFL regular season. Three of the four games are meaningful and will have a direct bearing on the final standings, home dates and matchups.

NEW YORK — Tampa Bay centre Steven Stamkos, Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov and St. Louis Blues left-wing Jaden Schwartz have been named the NHL's three stars for the month of October.

NANAIMO, B.C. — A valuable piece of sports memorabilia has been recovered by RCMP in Nanaimo, B.C., after a group of men accused of breaking into vehicles was arrested. Const.

TORONTO — Team Canada coach Willie Desjardins had hoped to go to the Karjala Cup next week with a more settled roster to be able to do some team-building. "But it just didn't happen.

Putting on equipment in the Sarnia Sting's locker-room can be a hazardous business. Any piece of padding could be booby trapped, ready to leave you soaked.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck found a new trainer to work with in the off-season to continue his development.