National Sports

WINNIPEG — Lexy Vincent was excited and proud to watch her parents win a 200-kilometre marathon canoe race last month in Ontario.

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is challenging his Vermont counterpart to a drag race. Sununu tweeted to Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Monday, saying that " rumour on the street is that you race cars.

Not only will Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and most of the best hockey players in the world not be going to the Olympics, neither will anyone on an NHL contract.

TORONTO — The top eight women's seeds at the Rogers Cup held round table interviews with media on Monday.

For Canadian coach Francois Ratier, the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup marks an end to one chapter of his working life. The French-born Ratier, who now calls Montreal home, took the Canadian women to the final in 2014 when they lost 21-9 to England.

TORONTO — Matt Black is back with the Toronto Argonauts. The veteran defensive back rejoined the Argos on Monday after being released by the CFL club last week.

Adam Zaruba has travelled the world with the Canadian rugby sevens team. On Thursday, he'll likely mark another tick on his bucket list by playing in Lambeau Field.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts re-signed Canadian defensive back Matt Black on Monday. Black, 32, was released by Toronto last week and hasn't played in a game yet this season.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will celebrate his 30th birthday on Monday by parading the Stanley Cup for a third time. Crosby is bringing the Cup to Halifax for a parade before then taking it to Rimouski, Que.

HALIFAX — A three-year-old girl battling leukemia could be a Pittsburgh Penguins fan in the making after Sidney Crosby placed her plush, toy pink kitten atop the Stanley Cup in her Halifax hospital room.