National Sports

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball and the players' union have made a joint donation of $210,000 to help with relief and recovery in the Bahamas after the destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian.

TORONTO — Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir knew they were taking a huge risk when they came out of a two-year retirement, setting their lofty sights on a gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Almost no one was happy with the news.

Jeff Frye woke up Wednesday morning to a flood of tweets about Blue Jays rookie Cavan Biggio hitting for the cycle against the Baltimore Orioles the night before.

Edmonton quarterback Trevor Harris practised Wednesday, but Eskimos head coach Jason Maas is taking a wait-and-see approach regarding his starter's status.

American middleweight David Branch, who dropped off the UFC's recent Vancouver card, has been banned two years for doping. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said the 37-year-old fighter had tested positive for ipamorelin.

Getting swept in the first round wasn't enough to knock the Tampa Bay Lightning off the mountaintop.

CALGARY — Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries says she won't race for Canada as long as the country's sport governing body is run by its current management.

CALGARY — Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries says she won't race for Canada as long as the country's sport governing body is run by its current management.

Jason Spezza remembers what it was like being a young star in the NHL — the demands, the pressure, the expectations. The impact that veteran leaders had on his early career remain equally fresh in his 36-year-old mind.

Warren Rychel was out of the junior hockey scene and sitting at home watching a movie when he missed a call from Barrie Colts owner/president Howie Campbell one evening this summer.