National Sports

CHICAGO — The showers came a little late, but the rain that soaked Wrigley Field and washed out Game 4 of the NL Division Series followed Tuesday's forecast pretty closely.

TORONTO — When Jonas Valanciunas lined up for a three-point shot Tuesday night, Detroit's Andre Drummond made no move to come out to guard him.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact missed the Major League Soccer playoffs, but at least they won't be losing star midfielder Ignacio (Nacho) Piatti.

SAINT-DENIS, France — Antoine Griezmann scored one goal and made the other as France beat Belarus 2-1 to qualify for next year's World Cup, while a 2-0 home win for the Netherlands against Sweden was in vain as it failed to reach its second straight

WINNIPEG — Matt Nichols didn't appear to be bothered by an injured throwing hand during the Blue Bombers' practice on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — After adding to the uproar over NFL players who protest during the national anthem, President Donald Trump mostly stuck to hockey in honouring the Stanley Cup-winning Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, calling them "true champions and incre

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats face a difficult test in continuing their late-season playoff push.

Canadian captain Kelly Russell will make rugby history Nov. 10 when she takes part in the inaugural match for the women's Barbarians.

REGINA — Alex Taylor says her grandfather, whom she affectionately calls poppa, looked so cute wearing his Saskatchewan Roughriders gear that she had to take his picture.

CHICAGO — Muhammad Ali Enterprises on Tuesday filed a $30 million federal lawsuit against Fox Broadcasting Company, claiming Fox used without permission the late boxer's identity in a video that aired just before its broadcast of the Super Bowl last