National Sports

TORONTO — Sebastien Bourdais is trading in his helmet for his smarts this weekend at the Honda Indy Toronto.

WASHINGTON — A committee of Major League Baseball owners and executives can determine how much money the Washington Nationals should receive from the Baltimore Orioles for television broadcasts of their games, an appeals court ruled Thursday.

EDMONTON — "Maybe next year," the mantra of losing sports teams to give hope to their fans, means something different to Edmonton Eskimos running backs Kendial Lawrence and John White.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact added depth at left back with the acquisition of Shaun Francis from the San Jose Earthquakes on Thursday.

TORONTO — It may be the middle of summer in Toronto, but Will Power thinks the streets surrounding Exhibition Place could have an element of a Canadian winter on Sunday afternoon.

NEW YORK — The charade only ended in the final years of Chuck Blazer's life. Stripped of his extravagances, soccer's gregarious and greedy dealmaker was forced to admit to his years of corruption and confined to a New Jersey hospital.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact has acquired left-back Shaun Francis from the San Jose Earthquakes. The Impact will send San Jose either a second round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft or US$50,000 in general allocation money.

TORONTO — The restructuring of the Toronto Raptors is officially underway with the team's confirmation of a trade that will send forward DeMarre Carroll to the Brooklyn Nets.

LONDON — All these years later, Wimbledon still brings out the best in Venus Williams.

CALGARY — Allison Lockhart is one strong woman. Actually when it comes to Canada, she is the strong woman.