National Sports

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed centre Jason Spezza to a one-year, US$700,000 contract extension. It marks the second straight one-year deal at the NHL minimum with the Leafs for the 37-year-old Toronto native.

JACKSON, Miss. — Sergio Garcia delivered two key shots on the back nine, the last one an 8-iron to 30 inches on the final hole for birdie and a one-shot victory in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Ken Holland's to-do list in a big week of NHL business is getting longer.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed recently acquired defenceman Josh Brown to a two-year, US$2.4-million deal.

With two nieces aged six and 10, Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair knows all too well the impact of the pandemic and everything that comes with it on today's youth.

LeBron James powered into the lane, looking to take another step toward an NBA title. Instead, he took too many steps. James was whistled for travelling , ending a possession that could have given the Los Angeles Lakers a fourth-quarter lead.

A curling season struggling to gain traction due to the pandemic was dealt a blow Monday as a high-profile team pulled out of a prominent upcoming bonspiel citing an "increase in COVID-19 cases.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jimmy Butler is not ready to go home. A triple-double later, he joined NBA Finals lore — and the short-handed Miami Heat might have made this title matchup a series after all.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Canadian Raphael Lessard won the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Trucks Series' Chevy Silverado 250 at Talladega Superspeedway Saturday afternoon.

Raphael Lessard's phone has not cooled off since he won his first career NASCAR race Saturday afternoon. "I've never had that many interviews after a race, that many calls. I feel like my phone is going to blow up." Lessard said in an interview.