National Sports

CHICAGO — Bo Horvat is ready and willing to be the next captain of the Vancouver Canucks. He's just waiting for the tap on the shoulder.

MONTREAL — Kelly Nobes, the longtime McGill men's hockey coach who was named U Sports' coach of the year for the 2017-18 season, has died at age 45. The school confirmed Nobes' death Thursday in an email. The native of West Hill, Ont.

TORONTO — Canadian cyclist Hugo Houle has signed a new three-year deal with the Astana Pro Team. The 28-year-old from Sainte-Perpetue, Que.

Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras felt instantly at home in Abu Dhabi when she found a Cheesecake Factory. The 31-year-old from Kelowna, B.C.

When Russ Howard moved to the men's level from junior competition over four decades ago, curling games were usually 12-end affairs.

OTTAWA — Logan Brown believes he has the ability to be the best player on the ice, and this weekend he intends to prove it.

WASHINGTON — The government on Thursday ordered Michigan State University to make sweeping changes and pay a $4.

MONTREAL — The Alouettes defied critics and expectations in the first half of the year. Now they want to prove their record is more than just a fluke.

TORONTO — A career performance could've been so much more for Justin Herdman-Reed. The five-foot-10, 223-pound linebacker registered his first two career sacks and a team-high eight tackles Monday in the Toronto Argonauts' 38-27 road loss Hamilton.

TORONTO — Teenager Jonathan David has started this season as he finished the last — on target.