National Sports

TORONTO — CFL defensive co-ordinators will have much more to contend with this season.

Michael (Pinball) Clemons has more than just a passing interest in the 2022 NFL draft. The Toronto Argonauts' GM will be watching to see if heralded prospect Luiji Vilain is either draft or signed as a priority free agent.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — The death of a James Madison softball star has been classified as an apparent suicide, but Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said Wednesday that an investigation into the death is continuing.

TORONTO — The Canadian Hockey League has announced that Russian and Belarusian players will be ineligible for selection at its upcoming import draft.

GENEVA — Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant secured a playoff spot at the world mixed doubles curling championship with Wednesday's 6-2 win over England. Winnipeg's Peterman and Gallant of St. John's, N.L.

Working smarter, not harder, especially on the green, has made all the difference for Canada's Maude-Aimee Leblanc. The product of Sherbrooke, Que.

Moritz Seider set a modest goal back in the fall. "Making the team," said the Detroit Red Wings defenceman. "That was about it.

TORONTO — The clock continues to tick on the CFL and CFL Players' Association, but commissioner Randy Ambrosie remains confident the two sides can come together on a new collective bargaining agreement.

Toronto Raptors all-star guard Fred VanVleet is doubtful for Thursday's playoff game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers with a strained left hip flexor.

Athletes Unlimited and ESPN have reached a new rights agreement for women's pro softball and lacrosse.