National Sports

WINNIPEG — Captain Blake Wheeler isn't too worried if rookie defenceman Sami Niku fills a hole in the Winnipeg Jets' depleted defence.

MONTREAL — Light heavyweight contender Eleider Alvarez was fed up with waiting for Adonis Stevenson to give him a title fight, so now he's landed an even bigger bout with Russian Sergey (Krusher) Kovalev.

Five-time Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings has announced plans for her new beach volleyball circuit that will bring a sports and music festival to eight cities.

AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong has reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $100 million in damages from the cyclist who was stripped of his record seven Tour de France victories a

Christine Girard is reconnecting with the version of herself who lifted twice her body weight over her head at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

TORONTO — Chantal Sutherland is home again. After years south of the border, the veteran jockey will again ride full-time at Woodbine Racetrack, whose 2018 thoroughbred schedule begins Saturday.

MONACO — Rafael Nadal remains on course to retain his Monte Carlo Masters title and won't have Novak Djokovic standing in his way.

MONTREAL — Defender Laurent Ciman is about to get his chance to take revenge on the Montreal Impact. One of Remi Garde's first moves when he took over as coach of the Impact was to trade Ciman, who was one of the team's most popular players.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats named former rush end Joe Montford for induction on the CFL club's Wall of Honour on Thursday. Montford's name and No.

TORONTO — Tom Cochrane has released a reworked take of his song "Big League" and will donate the proceeds to those affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash nearly two weeks ago.