National Sports

CALGARY — Kevin Koe recruited established skip Aaron Sluchinski to join his short-handed curling team.

MONTREAL — Montreal’s Northern Super League team will be known as Roses FC. And coming to that conclusion wasn’t a snap decision for team president Annie Larouche. “We started working on this back in November,” Larouche said.

TORONTO — He's set a career high for receptions and is closing in on new rushing mark but Ka'Deem Carey's biggest accomplishment this season has been staying healthy.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers placed forward Evander Kane on long-term injured reserve Tuesday and signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a one-year contract.

WHITEHORSE, Yukon (AP) — Buffalo Sabres centre Dylan Cozens had just finished a gruelling summer off-ice session when he and trainer Ben McPherson drove out into the Yukon wilderness to go fishing. “I know the spot,” McPherson recalled Cozens saying.

TORONTO — Felix Auger-Aliassime has given up his spot on the Canadian team at the Davis Cup Final 8 in order to recover from the season and focus on supporting educational initiatives in Togo. He'll be replaced by Milos Raonic at the Nov.

Major League Baseball announced Tuesday it will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins next year.

TORONTO — The injury bug has followed the Toronto Raptors into the new NBA season.

TORONTO — Deatrick Nichols of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Nathan Rourke of the B.C. Lions were named the CFL's top performers Tuesday. Nichols, a veteran defensive back, earned top defensive honours with a grade of 92.3.

OSTRAVA — Jack Wallace scored 19 seconds into the overtime session to give the United States a 2-1 win over Canada at the IPH Cup para hockey tournament on Tuesday.