National Sports

VANCOUVER — The man hired as the Vancouver Whitecaps new sporting director says he cant simply wave a magic wand over the club.

CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett is done playing for the Cleveland Browns this season. The NFL isn’t saying when the star defensive end will play again. He was suspended for at least the rest of the regular season and post-season — if the Browns qualify.

HALIFAX — A proposal to build a 24,000-seat stadium for a potential Halifax CFL franchise has been updated by the business group fronting the idea after it was nearly quashed by municipal politicians.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes have a long shopping list for the off-season, starting with a new contract for head coach Khari Jones.

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates have agreed to hire Ben Cherington as their general manager, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

Powerhouses Laval and Western have been mainstays in the U Sports football final four in recent years. Both teams are now watching this post-season from the outside.

CALGARY — There was a sense of relief at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday, a day after veteran Calgary Flames defenceman TJ Brodie passed out during practice and had to be taken by ambulance to hospital.

TORONTO — A Toronto Raptors fan who made a vulgar comment on live television about Ayesha Curry, wife of NBA star Stephen Curry, has been ordered to stay away from both her and the reporter to whom he made the comment.

MINSK, Belarus — Isabelle Weidemann kicked off the World Cup speedskating season with a victory, highlighting a three-medal day for Canada on Friday. Weidemann, from Ottawa, won the women's 3,000 metres.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Victoria's Nathan Riech won a gold medal the men's 1500-metre T38 finals Friday as the 2019 world para athletics championships drew to a close. Riech won the event in a championship-record time of four minutes 2.