National Sports

They compete as individuals on the Elite Series, but professional anglers Jeff Gustafson and Cooper Gallant are teaming up to represent Canada. Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont., and Gallant, of Bowmanville, Ont.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jahmi'us Ramsey, the team announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ramsey averaged 6.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 17.3 minutes in seven games with Toronto last season.

VANCOUVER — Quarterback Nathan Rourke says the B.C. Lions “have to have a sense of urgency” as they prepare for their final four games of the CFL season. “There’s a lot of importance in these last four games,” Rourke said after practice this week.

Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil announced her retirement from swimming Thursday.

Juraj Slafkovsky was an NHL draft pick , just like Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard.

VANCOUVER — Isaac Boehmer hasn't played much for the Vancouver Whitecaps this season.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Daniel Sprong made an impact in his first game in a Vancouver Canucks uniform. Sprong tied the game with just 14.

TOKYO — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Japan Open in the first round. Auger-Aliassime fell 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (5) to Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in a three-hour-12-minute match at Ariake Tennis Park on Thursday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An emotional video tribute to Johnny Gaudreau and 13 seconds of silence — for his uniform number — opened the Columbus Blue Jackets' first game at Nationwide Arena since the star player's death nearly a month ago.

CALGARY — Kevin Koe will skip a three-man curling team for now.