National Sports

Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock says the NHL has shifted accountability onto him and his staff as the league attempts to fix coach's challenges for offsides.

Toronto Raptors governor Larry Tanenbaum was elected chairman of the NBA Board of Governors on Thursday.

EDMONTON — An Alberta judge has refereed a dispute over a pair of Edmonton Oilers season tickets. According to court documents Beverly and Donald McLeod, both avid National Hockey League fans, separated in 2015 after 35 years of marriage.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Bruce Maxwell took to a knee in the Oakland bullpen during the national anthem before the Athletics' game against the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.

NEW YORK — Adam Silver expects NBA players to continue standing for the national anthem. Not only because it's a league rule, but because they are aware of what it means in what the commissioner believes is a divided America.

BOSTON — Athletes from the Boston area's five professional sports teams are launching a new campaign to fight racism and discrimination.

TORONTO — The man whose job James Wilder Jr. took is playing a big role in helping first-year Argonaut keep his spot as Toronto's feature running back. Wilder has recorded consecutive 100-yard rushing games, running for 331 yards over that span.

VICTORIA — Norm Powell has always been a big fan of three-a-days.

OTTAWA — Things were already hard enough for Ottawa quarterback Ryan Lindley without another giant hole opening up in the Redblacks' offensive line.

TORONTO — If retired hockey great Paul Henderson were invited to the White House after winning a championship, he'd look to his teammate wearing the 'C' to make the call on attendance plans. "Well I was a team player.