National Sports

DANVERS, Mass. — The man who inspired the ice bucket challenge has been honoured by the Roman Catholic prep school he attended in Massachusetts. St. Johns Prep on Wednesday announced Pete Frates (FRAY'-tees) as its 2018 Distinguished Alumnus.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir say they won't miss Canada's NHL players in Pyeongchang so much as head coach Mike Babcock.

TORONTO — Troy Tulowitzki still hasn't watched the replay footage of him rolling his ankle a month ago. He doesn't want to. Nor does he need to.

SEATTLE — The Mariners acquired right-hander Mike Leake from the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday for minor league infielder Rayder Ascanio as Seattle tries to bolster its beleaguered starting rotation during the AL wild-card race.

VANCOUVER — Scotiabank's $800-million deal for the naming rights to the Air Canada Centre, home of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs, is the latest move by a corporation to corner the sponsorship market of the country's national pastime.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Kaitlyn Weaver's childhood home has been destroyed by tropical storm Harvey.

ALLISTON, Ont. — Atiba Hutchinson's reason for ending a one-year hiatus from the Canadian national team is simple. "I kind of missed it," he said. "It's nice to be back.

CALGARY — The restaurant Bo Levi Mitchell used to frequent has been claimed by tropical storm Harvey. Floodwaters have threatened to breach the sandbags around his family's home in Katy, Texas.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Scott Moir used to be able to blend in during wing night at your typical Ilderton, Ont., establishment.

NEW YORK — The NHL and the NHL Players' Association are making a joint donation of US$200,000 to aid relief efforts in the Houston area as tropical storm Harvey has caused intense flooding and damage.