National Sports

TORONTO — Wayne Simmonds hopes he gets booed.

Soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets majority owner Joseph Tsai is something of an enigma to sports fans. But to Steve Govett, he's a friend, partner and a competitive force.

MONACO — Missing out on the Champions League title in his first season at Juventus still pains Cristiano Ronaldo.

TORONTO — Peter Nelson is no stranger to playing Leinster. The Irish-born back saw plenty of the four-time European champions during his time with Ulster on the Guinness Pro 14 rugby circuit.

MONTREAL — An official with the team that represented Quebec at the recent national baseball championship in New Brunswick says his players won't return to any Baseball Canada tournaments if the national body doesn't properly address allegations of r

OTTAWA — The federal government is fining a rogue drone pilot for flying the device over downtown Toronto as crowds celebrated the Raptors' historic NBA championship win — and again during the victory parade four days later.

CALGARY — Scott McCarron likes the sound of being referred to as the two-time defending champion of the Shaw Charity Classic.

TORONTO — Jordan Binnington used to fly under the radar as he methodically went about his summer training. After a head-turning, seemingly-out-of-nowhere rookie campaign capped by a Stanley Cup victory, those days are long gone.

LINZ, Austria — Hillary Janssens and Caileigh Filmer advanced to the women's pair final at the world rowing championships and qualified a Canadian boat in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Janssens of Cloverdale, B.C.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have activated star quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell from the six-game injured list. The team made the announcement Thursday, adding Mitchell has returned to practice.