National Sports

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are hoping their momentum has staying power as they head into another Major League Soccer season.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will have to continue waiting for Canadian offensive lineman Liam Dobson. The six-foot-three, 330-pound offensive lineman was selected in the 23rd round of the USFL draft Wednesday by the New Orleans Breakers.

NEW YORK (AP) — The final scores are in, and NBC is no doubt happy to put the Beijing Winter Olympics in the rear-view mirror. The games reached an average combined audience of 11.

WOLVERHAMPTON, United Kingdom — While Canada leaves the Arnold Clark Cup on the back of a 1-0 loss to an impressive Spain side, coach Bev Priestman saw plenty of positives for the Olympic champions.

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Japan's Taro Daniel on Wednesday.

Even on his worst days, Chris Van Zeyl has never had to worry about having a roof over his head, a warm bed to sleep in or where his next meal was coming from.

Toronto FC added former Pacific FC defender Kadin Chung to its first-team roster on Wednesday amidst speculation that a more experienced fullback signing is in the works.

Golf Canada has unveiled a new development program, with the goal to increase the number of athletes competing on the PGA and LPGA Tours to 30 by 2032.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed global kicker/punter Tadhg Leader on Tuesday.