National Sports

REGINA — B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke was named the CFL's most outstanding Canadian on Thursday. The announcement was made at the CFL's awards banquet in voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine league head coaches.

REGINA — Another year, another coach of the year honour for Mike O'Shea of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. O'Shea claimed the award for a second straight season Thursday at the CFL awards banquet. The native of North Bay, Ont.

REGINA — A historic accomplishment for Stanley Bryant. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers' towering tackle was named the CFL's top lineman for a record fourth time Thursday night at the league's awards banquet.

REGINA — Mario Alford of the Saskatchewan Roughriders was named the CFL’s top special-teams player Thursday. The announcement came during the CFL awards banquet, with voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine league coaches.

REGINA — Receiver Dalton Schoen of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers is the CFL's top rookie. Schoen received the honour Thursday night at the CFL awards banquet.

REGINA — Defensive end Lorenzo Mauldin IV of the Ottawa Redblacks was named the CFL's top defensive player Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award on Thursday night, and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt took the NL prize.

TURIN, Italy — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime dropped a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-2 decision to American Taylor Fritz on Thursday at the ATP Finals.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps picked up Canadian defender Karifa Yao in Major League Soccer's re-entry draft on Thursday.

TSN and CTV won't be sticking to soccer for their upcoming coverage of the World Cup in Qatar.