National Sports

AURORA, Ont. — The CP Women's Open is more like a family reunion than an LPGA Tour event for Anne-Catherine Tanguay.

WINNIPEG — Wade Miller wants to make sure football fans enjoy Thursday's NFL pre-season game in Winnipeg between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers, even if they can't afford to be in the stands.

TORONTO — Jim Lawson, the CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, has been appointed to The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Safety Committee. The committee consists of members from across the North American thoroughbred horse-racing industry.

TORONTO — The sting of Canada's World Cup disappointment has been replaced by the allure of another Olympic women's soccer medal for Christine Sinclair.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Colin White to a six-year contract with an average annual value of US$4.75 million.

INDIANAPOLIS — Larry Bird likes the mural but not the tats. An artist says she'll remove most tattoos from a large painting of the former NBA star on an Indianapolis multi-family residence.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact have fired head coach Remi Garde and replaced him with Wilmer Cabrera. The Impact announced the move Wednesday.

NEW YORK — Canada's Steven Diez is one victory away from his first main-draw berth at a Grand Slam after winning his second-round U.S. Open qualifier on Wednesday.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Canadian women's sevens rugby coach John Tait and Canadian men's 15s coach Kingsley Jones will take on expanded leadership roles with Rugby Canada.

TORONTO — With the sting of Canada's World Cup disappointment diminishing, veteran captain Christine Sinclair is intent on leading the Canadian women's soccer team into the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.