National Sports

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib on Monday became the first active NFL player to come out as gay.

LONDON (AP) — With a place in the round of 16 secured before taking to the field again, England has a chance to rediscover its attacking flair against the Czech Republic on Tuesday at the European Championship.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Three straight wins, seven goals and its top players with game time in their legs. For Belgium, the group stage at the European Championship could hardly have gone better.

COPENHAGEN — After scoring a goal to help Denmark advance at the European Championship, Joakim Maehle walked straight to a TV camera and formed a “10” with his fingers. That was for Christian Eriksen.

LAS VEGAS — Wayne Gretzky's trade to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988 gave hockey a massive boost of mainstream appeal in the United States. Now Gretzky is looking to grow Canada's other national sport south of the border.

With a tantalizingly deep pool of talent, Canada's men's basketball roster has been the subject of speculation for well over a year. Fans and the media wondered who's in and who's out. They jotted down their personal picks in eager anticipation.

RIMINI, Italy — The Canadian men's volleyball team swept the Netherlands 3-0 in Nations League action on Thursday. Set scores were 25-16, 25-16 and 25-19. Canada improved to 5-8 with the win and is 12th in the 16-team standings.

Eriq Zavaleta hit the trifecta in donning El Salvador colours for the first time during the recent international break.

WINNIPEG — Darrell Patterson is back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Bombers hired Patterson as their defensive line coach.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed wide receiver Terrell Jana, their second-round selection at the 2021 CFL draft. The Vancouver native was selected 17th overall by Saskatchewan after four years with the University of Virginia.