National Sports

CARROT RIVER, Sask. — Hundreds gathered in a small northeastern Saskatchewan town Friday to pay their respects to the Humboldt Broncos bus driver who died with 15 others as a result of the crash last week.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has named the entire Humboldt Broncos hockey team as player of the week.

CLEVELAND — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed third baseman Josh Donaldson on the 10-day disabled with right shoulder inflammation. Donaldson, the AL's MVP in 2015, is batting .239 with three home runs and nine RBIs in 12 games.

Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson offered a touching tribute to the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on Friday.

TORONTO — A lot of critical fingers pointed in Kyle Lowry's direction when the Toronto Raptors were swept by Washington in the opening round of the 2015 NBA playoffs.

HUMBOLDT, Sask. — Chants of "Go Broncos Go" rang through the rafters during a young hockey player's funeral on Friday after his mother asked mourners to cheer for him one last time at his home rink.

CALGARY — Sensing a Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games is about to die, some Canadian athletes have mobilized to keep it alive.

Toronto FC had its big guns in the lineup for the two-leg round of 16 CONCACAF Champions League matchup against the Colorado Rapids last February. The roster will look significantly different on Saturday afternoon at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

When Les Lazaruk looked up at the broadcast booth at Elgar Petersen Arena during Tyler Bieber's funeral service, he thought of an idea to honour the memory of the Humboldt Broncos play-by-play announcer.

TORONTO — Kia Nurse was just 15 when her uncle Donovan McNabb took her to a Minnesota Lynx game.